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    Tech Won't Save Us

    Started by K-Dog Jul 05, 2023, 08:16 AM

    Message path : / Society / Tech is always to the rescue / Can The U.S. Power Grid Handle The EV Boom #5


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    K-Dog

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    Jul 05, 2023, 08:16 AM
    Just the cable from the car to the house by itself will be worth 100 bucks.  $40 worth of 14 Gauge wire won't cut it.  You need 10 Gauge wire at least.  An inverter that can put out 9.6 Kw won't be cheap.

    QuoteThe gauge of wire used for EV charging depends on the charging capacity and the distance between the charging station and the electrical panel. Generally, for residential charging stations, 6 or 8 gauge wire is commonly used.

    Cost is about $8 a foot for the wire and the inverter is worth over a thousand.  The woman in the ad might have got someone to hook it all up to her house for free since the only working people who can afford to buy that electric truck are high end hookers.  Incels with rich parents to the rescue!


    I looked it up, This 40A Electric Vehicle Charger EV Car Charging Cable Cord 240V J1772 14-50 level 2 is $260 on E-Bay.



    The woman is not working in a warehouse for a big box store and having a day off like I am.  20 bucks an hour is not going to justify spending thousands from a minimum wage job just to have hot coffee when the power goes out.

    As a stoic a power outage is an opportunity to practice temperance.  Let the obstacle become the way.

    The satisfaction of every idle whim by technology is not stoic.

    I'll save my money and improve my character.

    Quote"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

    * The cable upon reflection, an EV owner would already have on the charger.  They would still need an inverter and the 'premium cable' probably costs more.  But this is splitting ----- copper wires.  I made my point.

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