On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 18:14:55 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2016-04-08 2:20 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > Maybe electric cars will be what it takes to upgrade our system from
> > 120v to 240v because a recharge can take up to 20 hours on 120 volts,
> > between 4-8 on 240 volts with a charging station, and only 30 min at a
> > supercharging station. The bad news about superchargers is they only
> > charge up to 80% quickly, but then charging slows down to a trickle -
> > so either you wait practically forever to get to 100% or else you've
> > lost range if you just want to get going. Better to fill up with gas
> > for long distances when stations are few and far between.
> >
>
>
> I don't see that happening any time soon because they are too many
> houses wired for 120. I doubt they will go to the effort to convert
> everything wired for all the old lights and appliances. They already
> have a segment that is 240 for things like clothes dryers, stoves and
> water pressure systems.

I want a super-duper electric tea kettle - so there!

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sf