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by puls 2704 days ago
This article lost me at "Most homes are not wired to handle 120kW chargers, which are likely not cheap to set up."

If the author had done any research, he'd realize that there's no such thing as a 120 kW home charger. (The weasel word "likely" only confirms the lack of research.)

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And, of course, you almost certainly wouldn't want the extra expense of one if they were available anyway, because if your car is already at home it's pretty unlikely that you need it charged up again in the next 20 minutes.
I think the main thing electric cars need in order to win, is the ability to recharge anywhere. Slow is fine, but if it can charge during every lunch break and rest stop, that still adds up. I'd rather have a slow charger on every single parking space than a network of superchargers.
It can. You can plug a Tesla into any 110 outlet. (It's just 4x slower than a 30A/220).
I think the spirit is most homes are old and dont have the wiring to handle the load, whatever it may be.
Were they confusing kWh with volts AC?