> All Tesla Semis and other electric trucks are subsidized by California state and the Megacharger station alone cost around $6 million [these mega chargers can power up to 28,000 homes].
The average US household consumes around 10,649 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per year, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This translates to an average of about 888 kWh per month, or about 29.6 kWh per day.
Can these megacharger stations really output 828 mWh of power per day?
I wonder why here on HN, of all places, we think this is some kind of insurmountable issue. Maybe it's just that I'm old. I used to think a gigabyte was an amazing amount of storage and 9600 bps was fast. I wouldn't waste money on a micro SD card that small today, and I'm unhappy when my Internet is getting congested and giving me less than 100 Mbps.
Engineering is what humans do pretty well, and given how successful we've been so far at delivering big power for EVs, I don't see why we can't continue that progression into the future.
The average US household consumes around 10,649 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per year, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This translates to an average of about 888 kWh per month, or about 29.6 kWh per day.
Can these megacharger stations really output 828 mWh of power per day?