evnow
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http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2009/08/gm-shows-off-the-rest-of-it-unveils-volt-charging-systems-at-plug-in-confab.html
Imagine that. Instead of a better made plug that would cost $10 more, we are required to hardwire the station for $2,000.
The 240-volt system won't fit in the trunk compartment, but that's okay because national electrical codes require the system to be a permanent installation, hard-wired to the incoming power source rather than attached with a wall plug.
That's not because authorities fear that Americans will fry themselves right and left with a 240-volt system, but rather than the wall plugs available (think of the triple-pronged plug on an electric clothes drier or electric oven) aren't designed to be inserted and removed hundreds of times as could be the case with a portable 240-volt car-charging system.
Imagine that. Instead of a better made plug that would cost $10 more, we are required to hardwire the station for $2,000.