Thread: MIT Student Built Electric Car Charges in 10 Minutes
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Re: MIT Student Built Electric Car Charges in 10 Minutes
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The vehicle needs 350 kW of power to obtain that ten minute charge time.
YIKES! For reference, standard US mains outlets can deliver about 2.4 kW of power (120VAC * 20A).

Still, it's cool to see that the alternative energy ball is rolling, even it's not quite there yet.
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