[ausev] charging stations

[gary]

Great point about smaller vehicles.  I was thinking 110v is too slow for 
cars, but bicycles, scooters and motorcycles can get a pretty quick 
charge. 


Thanks,

Gary Krysztopik
www.ZWheelz.com
www.aceaa.org
San Antonio, TX



Peace wrote:
> I think it's a great idea to petition the city for charging stations.  
> In addition to city-installed outlets, I suggest we also petition for 
> plug-in outlet incentives so that employers won't have to foot the 
> bill of providing outlets for employees.  I recently went through a 
> challenging negotiation process with my employer and finally got an 
> outlet, though it's a half-arsed solution.
>
> As for the charging station outlets, it may be wise to provide both 
> 120v and 240v plugs.  That's because alot of 2-wheeled vehicles 
> (motorcycles, scooters, bicycles) and trikes only need 120v. Pulling 
> 120v from a 240v single phase split AC supply is trivial, balancing 
> issues aside.  I imagine the a well designed meter would need a 
> current limiter, but not a breaker in the traditional sense.  The 
> current limiter would allow a car to pull only up to the meter's max 
> capacity, even if the vehicle tries to pull more.  That would prevent 
> the circuit breaker from popping and rendering the outlet useless 
> until someone manually resets it, likely behind lock & key.
>
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