Comments by "eDoc2020" (@eDoc2020) on "Electric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE Explained" video.

@greggv8 That's what I mean. Lack of population is more of a barrier to public transportation than long distances. As for city people vs rural people, there are indeed different needs and one should not force their own values at the detriment to others.
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@Nigel Cam I'm assuming you haven't driven an electric car. Most people who have will tell you that they are far from glorified golf carts. In fact they generally offer better performance than gasoline cars, especially in terms of low speed acceleration.
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@valleyofiron125 Not to be too pedantic, but do you mean pedantic instead of padantic? Also, I don't have a fingerer. Do you mean finger?
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@lirawyn The colors are indeed correct for regular single-phase 120v outlets (NEMA 5 plug). However, this is a 240v device with two hots and no neutral (NEMA 6 plug).
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I think if installing an outlet you should go with a NEMA 14 and if designing a device you should aim to be NEMA 6 compatible. Since the only electrical difference is the neutral wire, you can safely and easily convert a NEMA 14 receptacle to a NEMA 6 receptacle, but the reverse is not true.
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@greggv8 A good look at policy is always a good thing, even if no better options end up being found. While mass transit is infeasible for most of the US, it certainly is more practical for most Americans because most people live in more densely populated areas.
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The technical feature becomes much more acceptable if it is fully advertised and incentives are offered for using your car as grid storage.
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@Nigel Cam You're saying electric cars don't have soul, size, opulence, or class? That's the automaker's fault, there's no reason they couldn't release an electric version of the Town Car or any other model of your choosing. I agree electric cars don't have the engine note of an ICE. I don't think most people care, they just want something that will get them from point A to point B reliably.
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@arnehurnik The prices I'm seeing are $735.26 for the WiFi version and $387.45 for the standard version. Certainly very expensive for the components within (especially for the WiFi version, that's probably <$10 more in parts), but IMHO not too bad, considering the special flexible cabling and machined plug. Most people will spend more than that on an electrician to run power line and install the unit.
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I wonder what all those people would say once they realize how the public roads are funded.
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@lordsamich755 There is a big difference between 120 volt lamps in regular lights and trying to use 400 volt lights in a car. With incandescents of a given wattage lower voltage bulbs are much more durable than higher voltage ones. With all the vibrations in cars this means higher voltage bulbs aren't practical. The other option is of course LED but modern LEDs run around three volts, so you'd either need to run 100 LEDs in series (IMHO impractical for things like turn signals) or have some sort of voltage converter.
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Let me chime in here. A year or two back I looked at the installation instructions for a similar Siemens EVSE. If I recall correctly it is required to be on a GFCI-protected circuit if installed outside but not if installed inside. For DC fault currents I believe the car itself has ground fault detection on the high voltage DC system, opening the contactor and disconnecting the battery if a fault is connected. I don't know where else DC fault current could possibly come from.
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Uh no. Alec didn't forget, he specifically said he wasn't going to be discussing DC charging in this video.
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Well, a Sealed Lead Acid battery shouldn't be venting hydrogen.
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Never. We don't want to need to hold a button down to get power. Even regular on-off switches won't catch on because they're simply unnecessary. We are perfectly capable of unplugging things which need isolation from power.
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