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Originally Posted by Xist
What about 220v?
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A dedicated 220V charging circuit installed in the garage is the simple answer to most peoples EV charging concerns. For a given current draw, a 220V circuit will allow charging in roughly half the time of a 110V circuit.
BUT, if most people were having a dedicated 220V circuit installed in their garage I think they would make sure it had an even higher current capacity. Even a 220V/20A circuit will provide ~2.7x as much power as a 110V/15A circuit, which would drop the charge time for that iMiEV from ~10 hours to ~3.7 hours.
For a daily driver type vehicle that seems pretty practical to me... two days of driving for less than four hours of charging, or one day for someone with a longer commute.