Saturday, December 6, 2008

Charge Your Electric Vehicle, On The Road, In 10 Minutes | Zoomi Life

Charge Your Electric Vehicle, On The Road, In 10 Minutes | Zoomi Life: "That’s the plan behind the PosiCharge system, built by the same people who designed the infamous EV1 for GM in the 1980s. This system basically charges a battery three to six times as fast as normal DC conversion chargers (which most 110/220v applications use). Charge speed will depend entirely on the battery type and size of the battery pack, of course.

So imagine pulling into a service station, parking at the charger and plugging your car in. Then, while you’re inside using the (hopefully clean) restroom and getting a Big Gulp, your car gets totally recharged and you’re again ready to fly down the road in your EV.

I’ll let Kevin Kelley explain the system in this video from Lloyd Alter:"

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