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sl8

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9. Per what?

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 08:27 AM

Mar 2025

A watt already expresses energy per time, specifically 1 joule per second. What other "per" do you think should be added?

I would have said charging rate rather than charging speed, but that's just a quibble.

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Charging 1000 Kwh maybe.. One hell of a cable.. that would be 600 amps at 600vdc. LiberalArkie Mar 2025 #10

No, the correct unit is watts (or kilowatts, etc.) sl8 Mar 2025 #11

I agree, but I had to make an assumption they meant 1000 Kwh instead of 1000 KW or 1 megawatt. LiberalArkie Mar 2025 #12

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