Electric car charging

[TJ&LadyDi]

I have been toying with building an electric car. I am very early into my learning, but one thing that suprised me is how much VOLTAGE and AMP a super charger requires. These are currently specd at 500v/430a...that is a LOT of electricity. Far more than any RV park can hope to have in its infrastructure.

Some 25 years ago, a friend of mine converted a 60s Volkswagen "Beetle" to electric power. It was scary fast when he could keep the tires glued to the pavement. I built a number of "street rods" over the years and his electric "Beetle" was at least as fast as my '41 Ford coupe with a much-modified 350 ci Chevrolet V8 in it. The travel range was pretty limited though; about 30 miles before needing a recharge. My '41 Ford coupe had him beat on range.

TJ

 

[redbaron]

My dream is to have a daily driver 67 impala SS , all Electric. This would be based on the fictional version of the Mustang Zombie 222 in the Omega series. This car would exceed 200mph and have 300-400 mile range.

The real zombie 222 () is a 68 fastback, 1000Bhp, 0-60 in 1.79sec.

The issue is range--35 to 140 mile.

I have a lot of research to do if I ever want to be on par with the real zombie let alone the fictional one.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

My dream is to have a daily driver 67 impala SS , all Electric. This would be based on the fictional version of the Mustang Zombie 222 in the Omega series. This car would exceed 200mph and have 300-400 mile range.

The real zombie 222 () is a 68 fastback, 1000Bhp, 0-60 in 1.79sec.

The issue is range--35 to 140 mile.

I have a lot of research to do if I ever want to be on par with the real zombie let alone the fictional one.

Hey @redbaron you may like this list: electricboats groups.io Group
Myles tweed can answer most questions about EV

 

[Voyageurs]

Are we going to see RV's evolve to add plugs to charge electric cars?

Heh heh. . Just browsing the new forum and ran across this. This was the setup we had on our diesel pusher pulling a little EV (on a trailer). We installed the car charge station in the front cabinet of the coach. Worked well.