Re: [EVDL] charging numbers

2015-05-25 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 25 May 2015 at 13:40, Rush Dougherty via EV wrote: > So does that mean that it averages 7.5A per hour? There's no such unit as amps per hour or watts per hour. That's like saying "gallons per minute per hour." It's a meaningless unit. Amp-hours per hour and Watt-hours per hour are technica

Re: [EVDL] charging numbers

2015-05-25 Thread Cruisin via EV
With a 24kwh battery pack it takes 4 hours for a realistic 7.5kw charger that actually charges at 6kw to charge a pack that is about 80% depleted. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/charging-numbers-tp4675762p4675764.html Sent from the

Re: [EVDL] charging numbers

2015-05-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Rush Dougherty via EV Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 1:40 PM To: EVDL Subject: [EVDL] charging numbers The e-Golf has a 7.2kW charger on board and L2 charging will take 4 hrs. So does that mean that it averages 7.5A per hour? My logic - 7200 watts / 4 hrs = 1800 watts per hour

[EVDL] charging numbers

2015-05-25 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
The e-Golf has a 7.2kW charger on board and L2 charging will take 4 hrs. So does that mean that it averages 7.5A per hour? My logic - 7200 watts / 4 hrs = 1800 watts per hour, 1800 watts per hour / 240v = 7.5 A per hours. I know that I'm doing something wrong here but I just can't see it. Some h