A gallon of diesel, which you can easily carry, has about 40 kWh of (admittedly ... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

HPsquared 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: 'Supercharger on wheels' brings fast charging to y...

A gallon of diesel, which you can easily carry, has about 40 kWh of (admittedly thermal) energy. You can pour it into a tank in a few seconds.

Edit: if it takes 10 seconds per gallon, that's 14.4 megawatts. Quite a lot. For instance, this massive wind turbine is rated 14 MW:

https://www.siemensgamesa.com/products-and-services/offshore...

moralestapia 8 months ago [–]

Yeah, I've heard it's hard/impossible to put together a cable to transfer that much energy; in that context ofc. It's substation-tier equipment.

Battery-swapping may be the way.

Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact