Comments on: Nationwide Homebuilder Adds Electric Car Prewiring as Option http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: tomgreen http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-14120 tomgreen Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:33:34 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-14120 I'm curious. Is this a single charging circuit (his) or a dual charging circuit (his and hers)? Can a home even handle the need to charge two cars in one evening? I read somewhere that there was a limit to the number of 'amps' that an individual house would be allocated which was less than what's needed just to charge two cars at this rate... I’m curious. Is this a single charging circuit (his) or a dual charging circuit (his and hers)? Can a home even handle the need to charge two cars in one evening? I read somewhere that there was a limit to the number of ‘amps’ that an individual house would be allocated which was less than what’s needed just to charge two cars at this rate…

]]> By: tomgreen http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-37889 tomgreen Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:33:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-37889 I'm curious. Is this a single charging circuit (his) or a dual charging circuit (his and hers)? Can a home even handle the need to charge two cars in one evening? I read somewhere that there was a limit to the number of 'amps' that an individual house would be allocated which was less than what's needed just to charge two cars at this rate... I’m curious. Is this a single charging circuit (his) or a dual charging circuit (his and hers)? Can a home even handle the need to charge two cars in one evening? I read somewhere that there was a limit to the number of ‘amps’ that an individual house would be allocated which was less than what’s needed just to charge two cars at this rate…

]]> By: Charles Vismeg http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-14119 Charles Vismeg Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:13:40 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-14119 I live in a SouthWestern small town, in a relatively new home in a subdivision, built by local contractor who lives on the premises. In my home I already have 240 Volt wiring for wood working machinery, although not the required 80 Amp circuit wiring and its protection. I don't think cost would be prohibitive for upgrade to code. Chevy Volt wouldn't do for me, but the Ford EV delivery van really got my interest up, even though I have no info on the specs. I live in a SouthWestern small town, in a relatively new home in a subdivision, built by local contractor who lives on the premises.

In my home I already have 240 Volt wiring for wood working machinery, although not the required 80 Amp circuit wiring and its protection.

I don’t think cost would be prohibitive for upgrade to code. Chevy Volt wouldn’t do for me, but the Ford EV delivery van really got my interest up, even though I have no info on the specs.

]]> By: Charles Vismeg http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-37888 Charles Vismeg Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:13:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-37888 I live in a SouthWestern small town, in a relatively new home in a subdivision, built by local contractor who lives on the premises. In my home I already have 240 Volt wiring for wood working machinery, although not the required 80 Amp circuit wiring and its protection. I don't think cost would be prohibitive for upgrade to code. Chevy Volt wouldn't do for me, but the Ford EV delivery van really got my interest up, even though I have no info on the specs. I live in a SouthWestern small town, in a relatively new home in a subdivision, built by local contractor who lives on the premises.

In my home I already have 240 Volt wiring for wood working machinery, although not the required 80 Amp circuit wiring and its protection.

I don’t think cost would be prohibitive for upgrade to code. Chevy Volt wouldn’t do for me, but the Ford EV delivery van really got my interest up, even though I have no info on the specs.

]]> By: Tech http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-14117 Tech Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:54:12 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-14117 It's smart marketing by the builder. It’s smart marketing by the builder.

]]> By: Tech http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-37887 Tech Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:54:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-37887 It's smart marketing by the builder. It’s smart marketing by the builder.

]]> By: Bryant http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-14116 Bryant Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:47:36 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-14116 It's a small but significant step, to be sure. Too bad they are still building new homes that when there is already a glut of existing homes that no one can afford to buy. They also happen to be building them largely in giant, unwalkable sprawling suburban greenfields. Let's see KB Homes start renovating existing homes, or doing urban infill, or building mixed-use high rises in city centers, and I might be willing to change my view of them. It’s a small but significant step, to be sure. Too bad they are still building new homes that when there is already a glut of existing homes that no one can afford to buy. They also happen to be building them largely in giant, unwalkable sprawling suburban greenfields. Let’s see KB Homes start renovating existing homes, or doing urban infill, or building mixed-use high rises in city centers, and I might be willing to change my view of them.

]]> By: Bryant http://gas2.org/2010/03/09/nationwide-homebuilder-adds-electric-car-prewiring-as-option/#comment-37886 Bryant Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:47:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=5762#comment-37886 It's a small but significant step, to be sure. Too bad they are still building new homes that when there is already a glut of existing homes that no one can afford to buy. They also happen to be building them largely in giant, unwalkable sprawling suburban greenfields. Let's see KB Homes start renovating existing homes, or doing urban infill, or building mixed-use high rises in city centers, and I might be willing to change my view of them. It’s a small but significant step, to be sure. Too bad they are still building new homes that when there is already a glut of existing homes that no one can afford to buy. They also happen to be building them largely in giant, unwalkable sprawling suburban greenfields. Let’s see KB Homes start renovating existing homes, or doing urban infill, or building mixed-use high rises in city centers, and I might be willing to change my view of them.

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