I envy the cooled cables of EV fast chargers, because this is how a 50A RV cable looks like. This thing is unwieldy to say the least.
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Thomas 🔭✨ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 00:00:39 JST Thomas 🔭✨ -
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Thomas 🔭✨ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 00:29:25 JST Thomas 🔭✨ @jrconlin it’s an accessibility issue. my wife who has issues with joints and gripping strength simply cannot use that 50A cable.
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jr conlin (jrconlin@soc.jrconlin.com)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 00:29:26 JST jr conlin I dunno.
The problem with the EV cables is that they're so light that they get horribly abused. This, at least, can deal with a lot more damage. I mean, it's about as thick as a fuel pump hose, so there's precedent.
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Thomas 🔭✨ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 00:36:02 JST Thomas 🔭✨ @jrconlin they could easily do idk robot arms but that’s expensive and prone to braking down.
Normal gas stations have, you know, attendants which help disabled people but for some reasons EV charging requires to have no amenities like a roof, a store to buy food and drinks or a bathroom.
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jr conlin (jrconlin@soc.jrconlin.com)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 00:36:03 JST jr conlin Yeah, totally understand. FWIW, I'm surprised there's not a better, more standardized way to charge (e.g. automated connections, or "skid connectors") to deal with this. Induction has it's own set of problems, but it would be better than cable wrangling.
Making it easier for her would also make it easier for others, and might even reduce costs, but I have no real idea about a lot of this.
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Thomas 🔭✨ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 04:47:31 JST Thomas 🔭✨ @jrconlin the latest EV rant, I mean video, from @TechConnectify has some educated guesses how the future of EV charging might go
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jr conlin (jrconlin@soc.jrconlin.com)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 04:47:33 JST jr conlin Huge +1.
Kinda surprised that the big chains like Love's haven't started building those out yet.
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