Recent content by RobertC

I charged my i-MiEV yesterday at a Blink DC Fast Charger from 40% to 80%. The air conditioner ran to cool the battery starting at 40%, but stopped running at 68.5%. The battery pack temperature went from 28.6 degrees C (83.4F) to 31.6 degrees C (88.9F). The outside temperature was 75F. Battery...

San Diego Gas & Electric's peak in the summer is 4,600 MW. I'm not sure 1MW qualifies as a huge spike in load.

I am an electrical engineer and a member of the IEEE and I am not sure why the IEEE would publish this uneducated article? The author, Ozzie Zehner, is a sociologist who is making a profit by making unsupported and misleading claims about alternative energy. I am disappointed that the IEEE would...

The state already gets additional tax revenue from the tax collected on higher electric bills from EV owners (except those that generate their own electricity). I know that in New Jersey the state gets more tax revenue from an EV owner's higher electric bill than it would get from the gas tax on...

There were 53,000 electric vehicles sold in 2012. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1081419_plug-in-electric-car-sales-triple-in-2013-as-buyers-models-increase Assuming that there were an equal number of $7,500 tax credits, the total federal electric vehicle tax credit was $400 million...

Just a suggestion. Do you have a friend who is an electrician, or a friend who knows an electrician? It is perfectly legal for homeowners to do electrical work on their own houses. Many homeowners go to their local municipality and get their own electrical permit and perform the work...

Sadly, there is only one DC Quick Charge station in New Jersey (right before the Delaware Memorial Bridge). There needs to be more of these stations if this country wants more electric vehicles on the road. Imagine how many millions of people could drive electric vehicles if there were...

The Tesla portable charging cord that can draw up to 40 amps was submitted for UL certification and is NEC compliant comes with two adapters and can be connected with 5 different adapters (not extension cords) that are all straight blade plugs. It can charge at 120-240 volts. A licensed or...

The SAE J1772 handle connector is designed to come apart under heavy strain and trip the contractor inside the EVSE for permanently mounted chargers. Since the portable cords that come with electric vehicles have straight blade or pin connectors (even those sold in Japan and Europe), the plug...

I was just trying to clarify who requires electrical equipment be listed or labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and why they require it, in case anyone wants to know. (Local and state jurisdictions [code enforcement or electrical inspectors] require it by adopting the National...

The National Electrical Code (NEC) published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is adopted into law by local and state jurisdictions and is a standard for safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the United States. Article 625 of the 2011 NEC is titled "Electric...