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**ElisasAUG** · 08-03-2009, 05:13 AM

2 hour commute each way,i did mess up slightly but you're not taking in to account it's a 2 hour each way drive.

Lets assume you average 60mph for two hours,that's 120 miles in two hours. 120+120=240 miles so yeah.

That also rules out charging your car overnight,since they're at work not home. *cough*

Also batteries sharply drop off in effeceincy,I doubt in any real world situation that an electric car will actually go 240 miles on one charge in real world situations.

I also doubt people's workplaces will allow them to plug their car in and run the electricity bill up at work,nor would there be anough outlets for everyone anyway.

Not a very practical solution at this time.

I was going to bring that point up. One or two people using company electricity to charge their cars isn't a problem. But if every employee did, then either a metering system would have to be put in place, or the company would have to allow/disallow employees from using the company's electricity to charge their cars.

That could get expensive for the company.

08-03-2009, 05:13 AM	#40
ElisasAUG Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 583 Senior Member	2 hour commute each way,i did mess up slightly but you're not taking in to account it's a 2 hour each way drive. Lets assume you average 60mph for two hours,that's 120 miles in two hours. 120+120=240 miles so yeah. That also rules out charging your car overnight,since they're at work not home. cough Also batteries sharply drop off in effeceincy,I doubt in any real world situation that an electric car will actually go 240 miles on one charge in real world situations. I also doubt people's workplaces will allow them to plug their car in and run the electricity bill up at work,nor would there be anough outlets for everyone anyway. Not a very practical solution at this time. I was going to bring that point up. One or two people using company electricity to charge their cars isn't a problem. But if every employee did, then either a metering system would have to be put in place, or the company would have to allow/disallow employees from using the company's electricity to charge their cars. That could get expensive for the company.
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