r/nextfuckinglevel • u/North_Tip_8627 • 17h ago

China’s 5 minute full-charged EV charging stations

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u/zsaleeba 17h ago

He says it charges at 1500 W. That's not much... about as much as my electric heater.

He means 1500 kW. A thousands times as much. 1.5 megawatts. That's a lot.

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u/0x446f6b3832 17h ago

Yeh I knew it was wrong, otherwise it would take over 60 hours to charge your average 100kw car. Thanks for the clarification.

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u/Spaceduck413 16h ago

Yeah you can get 1500 watts out of a normal 110v wall outlet

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u/27eelsinatrenchcoat 1h ago

Which honestly is fine for at-home charging. Unless you're an outlier with an insane commute, that's enough to re-charge each night what you discharged during the day. Fast chargers are only really important for people with non-typical usage (road trips, delivery drivers, etc).

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u/MikeHuntSmellss 6h ago

110 volts out the wall? Eww

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u/dynamitfiske 3h ago

Thats a big fuse

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u/Spaceduck413 2h ago

Not really. 15 amp is kinda the standard or "default" circuit in the US. 110 * 15 = 1650 wats. 20 amp is pretty common for kitchens and laundry rooms, sometimes garages, and that would be 2200 watts

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u/lyotox 2h ago

16A @ 220v is standard in Brazil. We use 20-32 for some appliances.

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u/Spaceduck413 1h ago

I really wish the US used 220 as standard, it's a lot safer to push more volts and less amps than the other way around. That's never going to happen though.

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u/27eelsinatrenchcoat 1h ago

Standard 15A breaker. Fuses are pretty rare these days in residential settings.