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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (2 children)

what’s the point of siphoning gas if you can’t even drink a little bit of it in the process

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What, are you gonna fight my nine year old daughter? You're probably gonna get hurt.

[–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

you can, just take the part you put in the car and put it in your mouth

[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is amazing. Why is the cord wrapped through the wheel tho?

[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 59 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because they think people keep stealing their charge cables because they need one; and not that they want to want to turn that sweet copper into cash.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

a charge cable is like 500 bucks. it's definitely worth more whole.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

For the most part, the people who strip copper wiring for a quick buck would not know or care that selling it intact would make a lot more. They want cash now, not next week.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years ago

For whatever reason this reminded me of folks that steal mufflers thinking they're catalytic converters.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 7 points 2 years ago

fair point.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I stole an EV charger and I need cash now

[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Gotcha even better lol.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

because the chevy volt uses a J1772 charge plug which, unlike the Type 2 used in Europe, doesn't have a lock in it.

this is a very annoying fact about the chevy volt.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Many cars with CCS type 1 will lock a J1772 the same way they lock the type 1 port. Sad the Volt doesn't.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it does have a setting for triggering the alarm if you pull the cable out without unlocking the doors. which just feels like such a non-solution.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

That's a very "we'll fix it in software!" solution

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago

My guess would have been strain relief if something tripped over the wire and pulled on it. Instead of putting pressure on the port on the car, it will instead put pressure on the knot by the tire.

But looking at the other answers I guess I was wrong lol.

[–] rozlav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 years ago (5 children)

isn't supposed to be super high voltage to work ? or maybe this would be super slow ?

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most EVs can charge off kf a regular socket using a dedicated cable.
It can take days to charge.

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago

Can confirm. Mine will take about 3 days to charge from very low to full on a regular wall outlet. Still worth it sometimes though, like when I'm visiting family or camping or something. If I'm gonna spend the day somewhere (like 6+ hours, let's say) it might be worth it.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 28 points 2 years ago

that's a first-gen chevy volt from 2012-2013. it can't fast-charge at all, it's limited to line voltage only. a full charge takes five hours, give or take. thankfully it's a hybrid.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are 3 charging levels. 1 is basically just "plug your car into a wall outlet". 2 is more powerful, and usually involves installing a little charging box with a cable, but it's still AC and fairly slow. 3 is the DC fast charging that operates at crazy high voltages and currents.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In much of the world the wall plug is the bottom end of level 2.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is level 2 solely defined by "240V AC"? I wasn't sure, although the portable chargers some brands have in the US with 240V attachments are still level 1 I think.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I believe the two requirements for level 2 are 200 VAC and 2 kW. A 208V 30A oven outlet in a typical American apartment is level 2, but so is a 240V, 15 A plug in a typical European, well, any room.

The 240V, 30A+ portable EVSEs many cars come with are level 2, though they are often also able to do level 1 charging if they work on 120V outlets.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

yo I have no idea what this conversation is even saying anymore, I don't speak electron 🔥🔥💯

[–] xlash123@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

The car can take 120/240 V AC input. Internally, there's a AC to DC rectifier that brings the voltage up to the internal battery's voltage. For 120V 15A charging, this is pretty slow in general since EV batteries have a large capacity.

[–] femtech@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I changed off a 12v 20amp outlet for over a year at my house till the charger was installed. It would take 12 hours to charge from empty to full but never had that happen except going on trips, then I would use the DC charging stations.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You have a 12V outlet? Why not use 120V or 220V that everyone has?

[–] femtech@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Lol I was not thinking straight, it is a 120v, I'm not sure what I was thinking of.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

we're about to see the age of electrical outlets needing quarters to work

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

If you paint the chord in camo you can leave it there and no one would know.