what’s the point of siphoning gas if you can’t even drink a little bit of it in the process
this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2024
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isn't supposed to be super high voltage to work ? or maybe this would be super slow ?
There are 3 charging levels. 1 is basically just "plug your car into a wall outlet". 2 is more powerful, and usually involves installing a little charging box with a cable, but it's still AC and fairly slow. 3 is the DC fast charging that operates at crazy high voltages and currents.
that's a first-gen chevy volt from 2012-2013. it can't fast-charge at all, it's limited to line voltage only. a full charge takes five hours, give or take. thankfully it's a hybrid.
Most EVs can charge off kf a regular socket using a dedicated cable.
It can take days to charge.
Can confirm. Mine will take about 3 days to charge from very low to full on a regular wall outlet. Still worth it sometimes though, like when I'm visiting family or camping or something. If I'm gonna spend the day somewhere (like 6+ hours, let's say) it might be worth it.
This is amazing. Why is the cord wrapped through the wheel tho?
because the chevy volt uses a J1772 charge plug which, unlike the Type 2 used in Europe, doesn't have a lock in it.
this is a very annoying fact about the chevy volt.
They have a padlock on it
Because they think people keep stealing their charge cables because they need one; and not that they want to want to turn that sweet copper into cash.
a charge cable is like 500 bucks. it's definitely worth more whole.
For the most part, the people who strip copper wiring for a quick buck would not know or care that selling it intact would make a lot more. They want cash now, not next week.
For whatever reason this reminded me of folks that steal mufflers thinking they're catalytic converters.
fair point.
Gotcha even better lol.