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Old 11-21-2010, 11:51 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
The odd part about this is that is supports the newly manufactured vehicles from GM, Nissan, etc., but is USELESS to people who have a homebuilt EV or an NEW with a standard 120V power connection. I suppose that's good for the economy... force people to buy expensive NEW vehicles, because those are the only ones supported by the infrastructure.
The cost to also include a 120V plug in this unit would be minimal. But they don't want to do that. It is not about the charging point, but selling the vehicle to use that charge point.

EDIT: Just read farther in the thread that you found that it does have a 120v plug. Cool!

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