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xkcd #3211: Amperage (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3211: Amperage

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[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago

I don't think so, also electric chargers of varying quality are super ubiquitous in Europe.

My little Eastern European hometown of 20k people has two stations of 8 plugs each.

[-] Greg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

I agree with your point, but I also assume it’s a not a supercharger-grade? Like in China they have quite often supercharger-grade in cities practically everywhere and prices per kilowatt are no different from slow-charging (like 22kW). While in Europe I noticed that price for kWh is different based on charger’s capacity.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

It's less based on the capacity, and more on how much time is likely a premium.

E.g. motorway services are more expensive, since people need the power and want to get back on the road. It's exactly the same logic as the price of petrol there.

[-] Greg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

Makes sense! Thank you!

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

One of the two is actually a Tesla supercharger

[-] Greg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

Awesome! Thanks!

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