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[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I work for an airline, and in the employee parking lot, there are 14 Chargepoint chargers. There are pilots and flight attendants who leave their cars there for 2-4 day trips, sitting needlessly on the charger. Other employees have plug in hybrids that take only 1-2 hours maximum to charge. We desperately need more charging since all the chargers are always occupied, and I rarely get to charge at work. I’ve suggested installing many 110v outlets for the employees who park for 2-4 days typically.

[@tophat2002]

Long range always wins

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

@@tophat2002 what does this have to do with my comment. I love long range also.

[@gregcollins3404]

As a mere passenger, I can't find any parking in Phoenix that provides a simple 120v outlet for charging while away on a flight.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

@@gregcollins3404 I’m sure some parking lots have a few outlets here or there, but I hope that airports start installing 110v outlets specifically for electric cars. Great for super slow charging when the car is parked and plugged in for 2+ days! If I find a random outlet in a parking lot, I don’t think I would use it because it could be seen as stealing power, and the outlet wasn’t put there to charge cars with.

[@markotrieste]

Too many people still reasoning in fossil mode, convinced that speed of charge must be as high as possible always. Actually, given that cars stay parked for 90 and more percent of their life, slow and ultra low charging should be dominant. Also, in airports, there should be a valet service that moves the car around. Ideally, you would want to have it charged slowly and only at the last moment, just in time for your scheduled arrival.

[@DmitriGoncharov]

I talk about it with anyone who would be willing to listen for years now but to have a whole episode on the topic is like WOW guys! Thank you.

[@charlesaguirre5916]

Speaking my language. I install solar and battery back up systems and car charging stations. Love this channel.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Growth industry!

[@mik2137]

"Destination Charging" basically means overnight charging for me. The big benefit of a dynamic load management system is that 30+ cars can be connected to a "weak" power source and still all cars will be fully charged in the morning. Without the load management system somebody would need to watch and connect one car after the other, all night long...

[@manuelmartinez-gq4ij]

No-if you have 30 cars plugged in not all cars would be fully charged since each car would need 32Amps for 8 hours -they would all receive some charge overnight but not fully charge😉

[@jonathanmelhuish4530]

@@manuelmartinez-gq4ij Depends on how you define "weak" I guess :) I agree that 32A at 110V sounds like a reasonable minimum per car.

[@OzVicBitter]

@@manuelmartinez-gq4ij My LR would need around 9 hours at 32A to charge from 0-100% ... but more often than not it would only need 20% .. ie 1.5 hours. How often would 30 cars come in at 0%?

[@SkepticalCaveman]

I'm lucky to live in Europe where 240v is used so even the slowest chargers are fast enough for overnight charging. Sometimes even 400v 3 phase is available too, which is nice.

[@eugenetsar3622]

This is my favorite video about the charging. I leaned so much, thank you!

[@PumpUptheJam81]

Electrify America needs this guy yesterday. I feel like there is far more investment “passion” behind the tesla network vs all the others out there. Granted, I am in an EV desert (Idaho) but it is improving slowly. I am a tesla guy but the other manufactures are making exceptional cars that are severely handicapped by a lame charging network or poor reliability.

[@offwhitemke]

Rivian needs this company.

[@ericgold3840]

So far as I know the 80% derating does not apply to the OCPD (AKA breaker.) In a case where a 200 Amp panel is split evenly to 30 cars each car would pull about 6.7 Amps. That is better than nothing, or having to come back to the car when a spot with an EVSE opens up. It gets even better though: as cars reduce their demand or pull away, the panel dynamically allocates up to its maximum Amps to the cars asking for a charge. GREAT stuff

[@timsmith3225]

Great information Zac and Jessie I forwarded this to my HR department, I know the are considering adding EV charging at my workplace and this would be some good information for them to have. Keep up the good work guys!

[@jampskan5690]

I still don't drive an EV. (I do have a cybertruck on pre-order though). Anyway, I just wanted to say that I highly enjoyed this guy. I love it when people have the foresight to create an emerging business, and then kick butt at it's execution towards great success. This really showed how knowledgeable you guys are. I especially liked when Zak, (Zach?) did the maths, and when Jesse got the charger dude to back up and talk about maintenance, and future proofing! Still not entirely sure I'll go cyber truck, (I would like door handles please... And no interior cammeras). While I'm at it, can you please have a cyber security professional on to talk about people, the internet of things, (specifically the internet of EV's!!!). "Techlore" on the KZbin's is pretty good, perhaps get him, and rich rebuilds, and include some fancy aged bourbon? It would be exactly what I need to make a purchase decision. Or, perhaps, get Niomi Brockwell on?

[@captcurthess]

Sure would be GREAT if the National Park Service would install more charging stations. It can be very tedious to plan SuperCharger visits coming/going.

[@danubiosalas4231]

It would be great to recharge at a remote location (National or State Parks) and hit the road with full batteries. Especially for towing and big rigs. Fingers crossed for practical all electric RVs.

[@sydjaguar]

This is why Tesla is a pioneer. They spent enough R&D on charging infrastructure and not just the cars.

[@michaelstarkey9745]

Mr Elon does more b4lunch than I do all week

[@bobmcnulty3500]

This is your best episode to date, very informative.

[@dprovenza69]

This is a GREAT interview. I learned a lot and great information to share! Thanks guys!

[@ArtiePenguin1]

Great interview, the most helpful thing I heard was to budget 3% of the price of an EV for charging installation. Just doing some basic calculations, the 3% figure seems to be pretty accurate and easy to remember.

[@antoniomontanez4124]

You guys save me a lot reading of what to do before I get the call for my Cyber Truck comes home.

[@bobdyck8508]

What a great presentation. I’m an architect working the number of projects here in Canada however I would like to touch base with your guest.

[@hifox21]

Third generation CDL here. Driving my bosses model Y has been incredible and a solid verification of what I think the electric future is going to become. Keep up the great content the future is NOW 😄👏🏻🚀

[@aaronbounds1336]

Can't wait until you get to drive the T Semi someday. The luxury and ease of driving. 😁😁

[@rmkep]

I have a Level 2 Gen 2 Tesla Wall Charger in my garage that serves 2 Tesla's (Model Y & 3) and provides 90%+ of the energy for regular daily use of the cars. I also only charge during Off Peak hours which saves $. Now if I can get solar installed on the house I'd be good ... ordered from Tesla 9 months ago and still waiting.

[@aaronbounds1336]

On the right track. Big solar offset is dope.

[@johnhjic2]

One of your best and most informative videos, I know that I am in the UK so thinks are different here, but the principles are similar. Thank you keep well, keep safe and find time for fun too.

[@radicalradzik]

Great conversation on the evolving EV charging landscape. Great guest with meaningful insights. Thanks all!

[@DavidAJaap]

Excellent episode! Glad to know about Smart Charge America - just sent them a request for a quote. Thanks for having them on your show.

[@michaelmcgavin7106]

Beware, not all electricians are the same. One guy I had out for a quote (listed on the Tesla site) actually asked me to consider cancelling my Model Y order, because didn't feel like doing the work. Luckily the second person was a lot like Mr. Barletta here, knowledgeable and wanted to help.

[@damonknutson2855]

Thank you Zack and Jessie…and Joe! For teaching an old dog new tricks.

[@danielguillaume9928]

At my hospital you get 4 hours of free charging. If you stay longer or you’re ICE you get a $64 ticket

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

how often do they give tickets?

[@nycameleon]

gen 3 chargers can link up in groups of 16 over wifi, so no extra wires are super easy to install. and they can be J1337 or Tesla plug

[@nycameleon]

if you pull in with 60% charge, and you park over night, you don't feel bad not moving your car a 2 am if there are 30 chargers.

[@lattelandlatteland]

The idea is you won't have to move your car if there are lots of chargers with dynamic charging

[@eastmanwebb5477]

It would be very helpful if there was a short video presentation that could be shown to the board of directors of an apartment building with a garage that makes the case for the installation of EV chargers. Specifically, chargers that allow them to receive payment for the electricity used.

[@debbiepring2236]

Could the ground be covered with rubber around the charger and couple feet close by to soften the fall of nossle?

[@joebushnell143]

This is one of the most informative and interesting epsoida ... EVER... ! Do an epsoid on how to make our city a EV Friendly City 🤔

[@achtenhagen]

This is a really great episode, thank you!

[@GarryAReed]

Excellent program, thank you ! 🇺🇸🦅 👍

[@arthurazevedobrito4203]

This format works really well.

[@ronnewton8949]

Thanks for the Video...I plan to add a second Tesla wall charger and will talk to the Seattle Smart Charge America team...

[@gregcollins3404]

Would be good to know about electrical demand also. Most commercial electric rate plans charge you for the peak demand each month. A 200 amp service that actually hits a 160amp load would incur about a $400 cost.

[@FutureSystem738]

Great video - remember that as the first ICE cars rolled out well over 100 years ago the refuelling problems were even worse. EVs are relatively easy by comparison, but there will be some pain along the way.

[@evotorentals]

What about condos? how does the building spread the electricity to each apartment? and then how much can you pull for your parking spot and how can they charge each apartment separately. I feel there is not much info out there for condo owners that drive Teslas

[@TL-xv9of]

I limited my home charging to 1.3kW, that perfectly matching my needs. It is some sort of base performance of my PV.

[@ezgundam5074]

Just came across this great talk. I just got Tesla MYLR, and now learning the basic principles of charging EV, and terminology: KW, kwH. Volt. amp etc. One burning question I have regarding charging EV is that do I need to charge my EV at home every day, even I only drive 25 km / day, and my battery is still showing, let's say 60% left. I was told that charging battery every night is good to preserve battery, and avoid faster battery degradation. Is that true??

[@bluedog9935]

I believe Tesla recommends charging daily. We charge our Y every night to 85%. But I can’t imagine that skipping a daily charge every now and then would be that big of a deal. I suppose I’d be more concerned about fast DC charging when it comes to battery degradation, especially if that was my primary source of charging.

[@jeromecastonguay]

Excellent interview

[@zodiacfml]

also consider that battery energy storage products also help with charging. some charging stations have the Tesla Powerpack. if ridiculous amounts of power needed, Tesla could simply drop a Megapack in there without much amps/cabling needed from the grid.

[@mik2137]

Usually the wall boxes have a minimal current of 1x 6A or 3x 6A towards the car. Would be interesting to know if Tesla can go lower.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

Ours can not get lower than 3 x 6A. Don't know about single phase, don't use it.

[@nicholasyoung2794]

How hard would it be to setup urban superchargers as part of the Tesla destination chargers, I know from here and there they can be utilized as mobile chargers when superchargers fill up to much. I prefer using these for my older Tesla since my charging has been nerfed additionally it would be nice to have them in sparse areas ie rest stops to get you on your way, better then level too, but not as booked up as level 3 or 2 charging.

[@memeluke]

Once Tesla finally turns on the ability for business owners to get reimbursed for electricity and maybe even 5% profit, installation rate of these chargers will explode. Installing them would be such a good side hustle business too!

[@gregcollins3404]

I would be happy pay extra to slow charge at a parking garage to avoid spending yet another hour (after a long flight) stopping at a fast charger in order to get home...

[@ismailnyeyusof3520]

I don’t know if you have done it but I think it would be nice to do in-depth episodes about the experience to use services like Energy Pal and maybe how the Cyber truck club is like.

[@james5360]

Your missing one fact the MS and X originally were available with two 10 KW chargers which could accept 80 amps but Tesla deleted that option and now all Tesla models have one charger at a maximum of 48 amps at 240 volts. So 50 amps would cover the operation safely. Just thought you might have overlooked that technical point. However I agree with you 20 klilloatts would charge overnight easily. Great amount of information, thank you. Food for thought

[@anthropod7263]

Brilliant show Zak Jesse and Joe

[@JamieHarveyJr]

Would love a video on pre-construction tips for multi-car charging, V2H, V2G, solar, etc…

[@MrBoungie]

Love your program. Question: what is the make / model number of your microphone ? I like the sound

[@jkerr45]

I was lazy. I simply installed a 220v outlet. Works fine for my Leaf and wife's Model Y.

[@MiroslawKoniorczyk]

Great man! Respect!

[@terrysullivan1992]

Can't find the Charge life podcast either in Google or search on KZbin. How about a link.

[@wildweav]

"If you have one you have none" - Beau of the Fifth Column talking about putting together emergency kits.

[@rogerheuckeroth7456]

I don't know how unusual I am on the spectrum of Tesla owners, but I have bought three Teslas since 2015 and have never used or needed anything but a NEMA 14-50 and the mobile charger. Have an outlet at home and one at work. Done deal. Always worked fine. No need for anything more.

[@peterbroadbent8270]

I have owned Model S(s) since 2015 and have never had the need to instal any charging equipment at home (and I have changed homes twice in this time). Not even a 240V outlet. I have always used regular 110V outlets. I plug in every time I park at home. On most days my overnight charge puts on more miles than I had used during the day, and my battery level is higher (or full) each morning. So while I don't have a full battery every day it is a rare occurrence (maybe once a month) that I have to visit a supercharger other than while on a trip. Don't rush to buy even a 240V outlet, let alone a charger. I do carry extension cables and adapters for use at camping and RV sites.

[@peterbroadbent8270]

Correction...my first Model S was in 2016

[@rogerheuckeroth7456]

@@peterbroadbent8270 We could probably do the same, but we have solar PV, so we like to plug in when the sun is shining. Our PV array does up to 7 kW peak output, so the 240V outlet takes full advantage of that. Mostly it is my wife's X that we plug in. I charge my Y at work for free, or on sunny days when I'm home. We don't have net metering with our utility, and the utility only pays 3 cents per kWh for any extra energy we send back out to the grid. So, it makes sense to use it or loose it.

[@glassdomedesign]

All well and good, but destination chargers in the UK are hopeless. Most can only be used by patrons and worse, we have seen a lot of hotels and garages not allow them to be used at all unless you have a season parking ticket for the garage, or are staying in the hotel. Twice we have booked coffees / lunch thinking we could charge whilst we waited and were told we couldn’’t. It is getting to be such a problem, we now avoid destination chargers entirely, which makes travelling more stressful to new areas. It’s a shame but I think that owners who have benefitted from the Tesla incentive are now no longer following the spirit of the scheme. Before we get criticised, yes, we are happy to pay for the charge too - we are not expecting to get subsidised or free charging, but the chargers are not set up to be able to deal with that.

[@glassdomedesign]

One solution would be to colour code the destination chargers on the Tesla app to show: private and not available for drive up charging, public and available for guests with a minimum spend of £x or charge of £y, public and free to patrons. Of course, out of order too - the number of destination chargers we have been to that don’t even work as they are turned off, or are padlocked, it is not even funny.

[@GabrielGarcia-un2mc]

Get into Columbia MD tons of EVs around that area. But tons of town homes and condos without ev charging. Any programs available for condos to get some installed?

[@EVunedited]

Tesla Wall conector with the J7772 is going to kill the competition in chargers. When i bought my Wall connector it was not available but if it was i would have bought it. Here in Canada it is almost double the price to get something comparable to the Tesla wall connector gen3

[@pnw_wanderer9786]

They still offer an incentive from Tesla for Destination installs?

[@Espiritiv]

Can you have Smart Charge America explain what NEC code to quote that allows lets say 32 Gen 3 wall chargers on a single 225A panelboard? I plan to install a bunch in a new commercial building i am designing. Thank you. How does the panel schedule look in that regards in order to pass code? Usually you have to show "connected amps" for each charger at lets say 32A each. Regards

[@Espiritiv]

@@tedmoss thanks Ted, that's why I'm asking. right?

[@Espiritiv]

I'll answer my in own question. : NEC article 625.40 and 625.42

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

sounds like they are pretty easy to reach if you call their line with the sales people waiting on call. I bet they could answer whatever question you have.

[@StevenYoungcaptual]

How true- In speaking to 10 Tesla owners, maybe One has a clue about the true electric operations. When I tell them that charging at 48 amps and 240 volts, it's like running FOUR Air Conditioners ...they are shocked !

[@subthousandoaks]

Man knows his craft.

[@eugenetsar3622]

I live in NYC, i drive tesla doing Uber Black. From my experience charging here SUCKS bad.

[@memeluke]

I am guessing you aren’t able to charge overnight where you park?

[@TheTrumptyDance]

Northeast NJ here and with the amount of Teslas in such a populated area theres not nearly enough superchargers. I’m pretty sure it’s not Tesla but Government red tape holding things up

[@rodlister3098]

I have found that some Tesla destination chargers are not configured for all EV’s? This can be set up by the owner.

[@jonathanterranova448]

So SMART in this case means optimizing charging management. We only want to fast charge (dc level 2 charging).

[@jonathanterranova448]

It would be nice to have ALL builders just put the 240v outlet in the garage when they build the house. READY IT. Any homeowner/buyer will not even notice the cost. And it's cheaper and easier to do on fresh new builds.

[@jonathanterranova448]

Hate the sale upgrade crap. Just give them the best.

[@my2cents395]

The future battery shortage can be slowed by installing lower capacity batteries. More chargers are needed for more frequent charging. Also a smaller battery could reduce the cost of a car.

[@user-uu6bi4tn5o]

This is a good point but the size of the better matters less if the vehicle is not efficiently run by the packs. What we need to do is incentivize OEMs to hold high efficiency design standards as opposed to just low capacity. 😁👌🏼

[@vwasson6725]

Can you imagine a normal gas station with an uptime of 50-60 percent? How many times of not being able to get gas would it take before you stopped going to that one gas station?

[@photogol]

Great episode, thanks!

[@SkeenDogger]

We own a Tesla Model 3 Performance which is supposed to get around 300 miles of range. Our Tesla shows 271 miles when fully charged. I'm not sure if this is normal with EV users but we only have 25,000 miles on our 2020 car. Despite that I never have range exiity. I plug in my car at night and set it to 80% and everyday it's way more than what I need. Sometimes we go 120 miles round trip and we do that twice a day and still have like 20 percent with me driving the car completely like a savage. My Honda Odyssey mini van could only get about 275 miles per tank. About the same as my Tesla!

[@lattelandlatteland]

That seems like a bit more than average loss. My 2015 S with 272 miles originally, 65k miles driven now shows about 267 fully charged. I charge 80-90% daily. There are ways to try to reset the estimate (which can be inaccurate) to be more accurate, search for that, it involves letting it get fairly close to 0 (like 10 or 15 miles) before charging back up.

[@SkeenDogger]

@@lattelandlatteland Thanks for the reply, I thought it seemed low. I'll check our the resetting of the battery.

[@james5360]

I hope you called you electric provider to get on the ev rate which starts at 11 pm to 7 am and generally drops your cost of power to 3 or 4 cents a kilowatt hour versus the normal 12-18 cents. And that is for the entire house, when my buddies wife found out she started doing her laundry during the ev rate timeframe as her dryer is electric. They’re saving a bundle as they have 5 kids now she’s used to staying up till 4 am the getting the kids up feeding them and watch them get on the bus. Then she goes back to bed till 2pm then starts all over again. She washes an average of 5-6 loads a night. Food for thought

[@kstaxman2]

Great program.

[@steveroper8733]

What a great and informative video!

[@outbackev-hunter6035]

Can anyone point me to the "Charged Life" podcast they mentioned...found YT and website ok but no hints there?

[@MrBad4fun]

Is there any reason for a home owner to install a “gen 3” for personal only use..?

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

If they have multiple electric vehicles but only a certain, lower capacity?

[@duketlam9206]

Is it true to keep your battery pack at 50% as much as possible if you don't drive much? This to prevent battery degradation. I heard lithium like to be in the middle.

[@CL-gq3no]

50% is overkill. Anything between 30% and 80% will have basically the same lifespan. I would go with 80% so that the car is ready to go on an unexpected long trip if needed.

[@schoolboyz92]

why dont all cars use the same plug period we are back to old phone charging situation where you had to carry multiple cables

[@CL-gq3no]

Because Tesla created the first DC fast charging standard, offered to share the technology/infrastructure, and then all the legacy auto manufacturers ignored it and created two more competing standards. You can thank legacy auto for screwing that up.

[@anthonyscott5134]

How about apartment complexes? Would Smart Charge America do this for them?

[@tophat2002]

43:07 power/distance = cost , when it comes to home charging. Does that mean distance you want to travel? He says save 3% to get home charging..

[@michaelstarkey9745]

Future proofing in Mississippi often called future Expansion - money saver when technology advances # thank you for blazing chargin infrastructure Mr Joe an team

[@michaelstarkey9745]

Best of luck in ur biness

[@davidew98]

@Joseph Barletta, PLEASE I BEG you to talk to Royal Farms in Maryland. They have allowed their ChasrgePoint charging network stations to all fail and have completely walked away from the EV community! They have no intention on fixing the failing stations! I have a Tesla powered 2013 Toyota RAV 4 EV with a JDEMO ChaDEMO connector installed and relie on Royal Farms network to make it to ocean city. now without their network it's nearly impossible to get there! Someone needs to wake them up. They took their grant money and ran! Maybe you can talk to the Maryland Public commision or Maryland department of Energy to get some traction on this!

[@memeluke]

That is a big fear: people take grant money then never care about it again. Would be worse than nothing: costs money and bad for EV adoption/use/image

[@memeluke]

@@tedmoss Sure I overall agree that Tesla is the best EV option but the real issue at hand is the potential waste of ~$7.5B of taxpayer money. It could go to a decent public good (arguably) or be utterly wasted (inarguably)

[@TezlaFan]

Awesome interview. Lots of nuggets here. Has anyone found Charge Life Podcast? I cannot seems to find it. Maybe a link to it. Thanks in advance.

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

they said that they have done recording and are now editing, so I think that it hasn't actually come out yet

[@garbizwal]

I like this guy!

[@jdb5152]

Guys… I want a charger unit for EVERY car spot in our condo. We have 400 units. Each unit owner owns a parking space. We can charge the owner for the unit the fee for the charger. It doesn’t need to be a super fast charger. It simply needs to charge over night. It’s my home. And, it needs to be smart card ready so the owner can buy the electric. It can be small! Like what I would charge in my house. Or 10kw so I can charge an 80kw battery in 8 hours.. It is my house. We need 400 3kW chargers. Or 10kw around? Tiny. Small. Overnight charging. Not a line of people waiting. EVERY CAR will be electric. I want the @home experience even though I’m in a condo.

[@r.a.monigold9789]

This "EV Infrastructure Bill" worth BILLIONS is reminiscent of the 1930's when Congress approved a multi-million dollar Gas Station Construction Bill. WTF - Big Oil can and SHOULD profit from EV charging by PAYING for EV charge stations. Why are Tax Payers GIVING AWAY money to build free "Electric Gas Stations" for the operators to PROFIT FROM ? ! GAWD people are STUPID.

[@johnmurdoch6696]

He said "fires to tackle"

[@johnmurdoch6696]

So I have a tesla wall charger i plug into a 50amp circuit, it draws 80% so 40 amps, about 48 km an hour. Is getting a wall mounted charger going to do anything? Would I have to have dual chargers? I don't even know what that means, my Tesla is a 75D model S from 2016 AP1 but refreshed face (so sep 2016 built, bought it Dec 30th 2016) Now it doesn't really matter, even my first adapter drew 32 watts (some other province limited it to 32 so all of canada gets the 32, I bought a US one so i can get 40) I plug in and forget right, so is there ANY point to the wall mounted charger?

[@Scooter-K]

How does Tesla make money by providing Level 2 general purpose chargers in parking lots and building garages?

[@memeluke]

These are just level 2 chargers (not superchargers) and from what I can tell they don’t make any money from them yet. I think for this to be sustainable and wide spread they need to software unlock the ability to bill for electricity used. Many businesses and local governments would love to put them in but aren’t allowed to give away electricity.

[@theafraser2261]

Help!! - I’m trying to figure out how I will charge while at college in a nursing program - I’ll be living in a dorm in a city that has NO charging station. The closest charging station is 48 min away. I truly have no idea what I am going to do. I will be driving a lot as the program I am in requires me to drive from Lake Havasu to Phoenix AZ and back monthly on top of driving to clinicals weekly. Does anyone know how I can charge in Lake Havasu?? I’m desperate. Thank you

[@bntagkas]

two hours...nono, two years...nono, two weeks? eh well, something like that right?

[@louren1951]

I live in miami...condo . Does anyone know how I could go about electrifying my parking space??

[@robertmauriv6133]

Temp pack to start up

[@alexissantiago2895]

Can a tesla charge a tesla At 277 VAC? Either using the factory portable plug or conect a destination charging station to 277 VAC??

[@jitone1]

I want one!

[@HellcatM]

I still think we need a standard for charging this way anyone can charge their car at any charger.

[@user-uu6bi4tn5o]

This makes me laugh. No offence. 😂

[@hanswitvliet8188]

Just imagine if they would combine them with power walls?

[@trentgumpp4193]

Great information. I don't understand why people want chargers at their work. Just charge your car at night while your sleeping. Evs have similar range as cars. You don't have gas stations at work. Restaurants have chargers but why, like you show up without enough charge to make it home? Doesn't make sense to me at least.

[@timwallen8076]

There is a large population of people who do not have access to electricity where they park, such as condos, apartments, or houses with only street parking. The electrification of those places isn't necessarily easy, especially if you are not the owner. Destination chargers at places of work enable electric vehicles for those people. Without that infrastructure, EVs are not very attractive.

[@rlaxton666]

Three scenarios. Firstly, staff who don't have good charging at home. Work charging is a good bonus for them. Secondly, if you are driving for work and come back to resupply in the middle of the day, you can charge. Finally, many companies have work vehicles that live at work.

[@CL-gq3no]

Some people live in apartments or condos that don't have charging. Work is where most people spend most of their time outside of their home. So being able to charge at work is a nice perk for those people.

[@magarity12]

I would use a level 1 charger at work when below zero in the winter just to keep battery conditioned. Other than that don’t need unless people don’t have a garage at home to charge.

[@evevangelist5910]

Hey guys! Where can I access Joe’s podcast “Charge Life”? I searched my Apple podcast app but nothing comes up.

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

I don't think it has been released yet. He said they had just finished shooting some episodes and were getting started with editing.

[@robertmauriv6133]

Vortex magnets

[@markotrieste]

I wonder what will happen first: the US going on thee phase electric grid or US switching to metric system. Best regards from Europe 👋

[@evevangelist5910]

Hi guys! Hey, where can I find Joe’s podcast “Charge Life”? I searched on my Apple podcast app and it doesn’t come up.

[@evevangelist5910]

I don’t have WHATSAPP

[@evevangelist5910]

Looks like I’d have to pay to make it work, and I’m not interested. Can’t you just tell me here where I can find the podcast? Thanks!

[@robertbolino9052]

How and Who's going to pay the Road Tax!! For the upkeep of Our Roads? With the Gas Tax It was a fair way to collect the tax. I'm not looking forward to this. Right now it looks like one big tax once a year on mileage. But I haven't heard it discussed yet!

[@robertmauriv6133]

Vacuum mag.

[@paulchovancek2135]

Tell us about the source of the power, If millions of cars hit the streets where will the energy be produced? Do you have any information about what the US is doing to produce power? Nuclear? Coal? Fossil Fuel? Renewables can or cannot keep pace with EV sales. What do you think will happen if everyone (Millions)go electric and plugs in Every night. Do you have more information about the ramp up of electrical production? Will the cost of a KWH be more than a barrel of oil in 5 years? There are 2 ends to every wire. Will the lights go out state by state?