The new standards are part of a broad push to get more Americans into electric vehicles, and reduce the environmental cost of driving.

  • acchariya@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    You probably already know this but a level 2 charger is actually more efficient than a level 1 charger. It’s counter intuitive, but the reason is that the car being powered on to accept a charge runs at around 400w, so immediately 1/5 of your draw on the level 1 charger goes to just keeping the car on. It’s better to charge faster and let the car sleep longer if you can.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah i’ve considered putting in a level 2 charger but my level 1 does the job so i haven’t bothered.