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Old 05-04-2015, 04:10 PM   #39 (permalink)
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It's not something that can be retrofitted to existing devices, since most phones would be fried by the 40 amps of electricity the current version of the charger supplies.

It also involves using a completely new type of battery, which contains specially synthesised organic molecules.
EVTV have been talking about what it takes for a fast-charging station; it's either a massive mains line or a local battery pack with a high-current line to the vehicle being charged. The house and the car have a similar power requirement. Doubling the size of the house battery would accommodate the house's use requirement plus be able to quick-charge one or more vehicles.

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Bucky Fuller tried to give his Dymaxion house design to the banks and the American Institute of Architects and they turned up their noses at it. He envisioned housing as a service, like your telephone (was). The fact that society can't be veered from it's hellbent path (Bucky's tombstone says 'Just call me trimtab') is what has me self-identify as a social anarchist.

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Social anarchism (sometimes referred to as socialist anarchism[1]) is generally considered to be the branch of anarchism which sees individual freedom as being dependent upon mutual aid.[2] Social anarchist thought generally emphasizes community and social equality.[2]
The way it will work is you'll pick up your smartphone and a fully charged autonomous vehicle will pull up out front.

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