A Quick Look at Tesla's Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations

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body-teslas-solar-powered-ev-charging-stations.jpg Tesla Motors recently revealed its first six solar-powered "Supercharger" stations for the all-electric Model S sedan. Strategically located off major California highways, these charging stations have an output of 90 kW to power the sedan's 85 kWh (or 60kWh) battery, providing 3 hours on the road at 60 miles per gallon from only 30 minutes of charg

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  • ggunn
    ggunn Solar Expert Posts: 1,973 ✭✭✭
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    Re: A Quick Look at Tesla's Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations

    "Strategically located off major California highways, these charging stations have an output of 90 kW to power the sedan's 85 kWh (or 60kWh) battery, providing 3 hours on the road at 60 miles per gallon from only 30 minutes of charging."

    Huh? Miles per gallon? Gallons of what? Electrons? Do you think that whoever wrote this meant "miles per hour"?
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  • westbranch
    westbranch Solar Expert Posts: 5,183 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: A Quick Look at Tesla's Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations

    its a typo, its correct in the article, MPH
     
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  • ggunn
    ggunn Solar Expert Posts: 1,973 ✭✭✭
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    Re: A Quick Look at Tesla's Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations
    westbranch wrote: »
    its a typo, its correct in the article, MPH
    It is now but it wasn't when it was first posted.
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