Onomatopoeia comments on Don't overthink electric car charging (we should be doing it differently)

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

Then it's just a matter of ~~biting~~ buying the right extension cord

Right.

As TC has covered this before, consumers are clueless (and cheap) about extension cords.

Also, just because code is/has changed, doesn't address current homes and also imperfect installs. How often have I seen loose screws on outlets...

No, charging for high current, long charge time items like this should be like any other high current, long-run devices like stoves, dryers, etc, using a dedicated, properly sized circuit.

I don't want my house burning down because my neighbor was clueless and caught their lithium battery on fire.

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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Right, but people use space heaters all the time inside their homes. This is even less dangerous because people tend not to park their cars on carpet and EVs store most of that energy instead of using it to heat up the drapes.

If we're worried about pulling 12A out of a 15A outlet, there is much more to be worried about before we get to cars.

As TC has covered this before, consumers are clueless (and cheap) about extension cords.

Only a danger if the cord is tightly coiled and drops enough voltage to get warm, but not enough to trip the car's protection circuit. A lot has to go wrong for this to be a major problem.

Also all extension cords are wrapped in fire retardant plastic, so it'd likely melt, short out, blow the breaker, and nothing would happen.

Electrical code is wrapped in many layers of safety. You really have to try to hurt yourself.

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