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[57:55] Join Bo, Ryan, and Shannon for an update in this week's EV news, and an interview with "Larry" about a new conspiricy behind the EV1.
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If you are going to come up with a charging system, first come up with a catchy name that people can pronounce
1) J1772, ah no that is not good
2) coulomb, no that is not good either
3) CHAdeMO, Yep that is the one perfect
John C. Briggs
P.S. It’s also a pun on the Japanese “O cha demo ikaga desuka,”
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Re: CHAdeMO
http://www.emc-mec.ca/phev/Presentations_en/S12/PHEV09-S12-3_TakafumiAnegawa.pdf
OK, I get it now. It is the second large connector that we have all seen on the LEAF. The LEAF has the J1772 and the CHAdeMO connector as well. The J1772 is Level 2 charging and the CHAdeMO is Level 3 charging. They are talking about 60 more KM for 15 minutes of charging. It is roughly a 400 V DC (direct current) charging system so the electronics on the vehicle side are simpler. This current is produced from triple phase AC power from 240 to 480 V, i.e. it works on a wide variety of inputs.
Enjoyed the show guys and gal! Interesting dual announcements with Warren Buffet and the peak oil prediction out of Kuwait. As y'all pointed out, considering their respective areas of expertise, this should raise some collective eyebrows across several sectors.
I know you said this somewhat in jest, Shannon, but promoting a 'Generation E' just might the marketing pebble that could start the proverbial avalanche. The hard part will be to find a 'natural' way to insert this lable into the flow of events. People like this type of lable- it's simple, descriptive- and each generation seeks to identify itself. Makes one think...
One non-Fisker employee has driven the car, unfortunately it wasn't an auto journalist or credible critic.
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1040178_danish-prince-drives-2010-fisker-karma-at-copenhagen-greenhouse-summit
Also, I think we need to end the unannounced call-in shows. At least pop an email out to the listeners the morning of, so we can plan to catch the live show.
Good show guys, and Shannon.
Bo,An electric car in the hand is worth several Whee-gos in the bush. Or Fiskers or whatever.http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/tesla-sale/
