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Electric car in the RAIN!
I took the car to my office today, then to the bank and credit union.
Showed it to my business partner. He was pretty impressed with it overall.
I mentioned what I was driving while talking to the bank teller. She couldn't see the car parked from where she was in the bank, so I rolled past the drive-thru on my way out!
It's raining here and the car is charging in my driveway. Can you recharge an electric car in the rain? We'll find out.
The charger is protected by the 20-amp GFI outlet I installed in my garage special for the car. I have the KillaWatt plugged into that and then the power splits to go to both the 72V and 12V chargers. (That way ALL electric use in the car is tracked, and GFI protected)
I will check later if the GFI popped or anything else weird happened.
I suspect that driving an electric car in the rain uses more energy, because the 12V system has to handle lights and windshield wipers.
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