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Old 18th Oct 2018, 22:25
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They were talking about 5 minutes charge times for cars
By my quick arithmetic, that means a charge current of over 1000A. If the total circuit resistance is just 1 milliohm, that implies a loss of 1 KW. They would need superconducting cables to carry that kind of current without substantial resistive losses. I can just see the average gas/petrol station dealing with liquid helium...
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