The photo was actually misinterpreted.
Electric car charger diesel generator.
It s a diesel powered electric car point.
This particular car is normally charged from solar power.
With charging stations still scarce in many areas range anxiety is a continual concern for electric car owners.
A photo shared at least 75 000 times on facebook allegedly shows a diesel van towing a petrol generator in order to charge an electric car.
At caiguna in wa for a 2 car.
A dual motor high powered 2200kg barge apparently a very energy hungry vehicle.
Edwards and a group of fellow ev drivers gathered last week to test out whether powering an ev charger in this case a tritium veefil 50kw dc charger with diesel would be not only a reliable solution but whether the amount of diesel used is at least comparable to that of a diesel fuelled car.
Contacted by newsmobile oamtc clarified that it s a mobile power bank for e cars which consists of several lithium cells and can deliver electricity for about twelve kilometers to an electric vehicle.
This is not a petrol generator but a mobile power bank for e cars the mobile electric vehicle charger consists of several lithium cells and can.
Portable generators can provide electricity where this is no infrastructure so.
The fossil fueled electric car it s becoming a joke all around the world the ev in australia powered by dirty diesel.
The last time we attempted to charge an electric car using a gas powered generator it didn t go brilliantly.
Calculate the cost of say a 300 kwhr battery allowing for losses it may charge 2 x 100 kwhr teslas in the same day a 60 kw inverter 50kw ev charger say 100kw of panels all the controls battery management system electrical work containers installation labour concrete cranes commissioning accommodation insect repellent sunblock and bottled water.
Electric car owners carry a chip about not being able to drive across the country as any real car owner could.
What s powering the electric car charging station.
While the austrian roadside assistance association that owns the mobile charging station in the photo confirmed to afp it relies mostly on diesel vehicles to tow its batteries it said the generator is a lithium.
Back in september we bought a generac gp2200i unit and tried to charge up our tesla.
It s becoming a joke all around the world the evs in australia powered by dirty diesel.
Ones that carry 240 000v.
Most ev s in australia are running on fossil fuel the generators are just hidden behind longer extension cords.