Earth Day becomes Electric Vehicle Day (for me)

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RAMd®d wrote:
I really like the look of the Chevy Volt.

Of electric hybrids, it's my favorite.

Two general questions to display my ignorance of this segment of motor vehicles-

1 )Is there something unique about the Volt's application of electric power compared to the Prius and other name hybrids? I'm not talking about small details, just some basic philosophical application of electric hybrid tech.

And b) Can the 'average' electric and hybrid be charged overnight, say within 10-12hrs, on 110VAC? I know there're higher capacity charging options, but I'm just wondering.

You know, in case I want to snake an extension cord over to the neighbor's outdoor patio outlet.

Yes to your first question but I don't know the details - they are all a bit different. The answer to your second question is: it depends. The shorter range (40 miles) plugin electric hybrid vehicles like the a Volt can be charged in 10-12 hours on 110v at about 8 Amps. But the longer range battery-only vehicles like the Leaf take longer. I don't know if the Tesla even offers 110v charging but it would take quite some time to charge.