It is depressing as hell being stuck in a fossil fuel obsessed world when we have had other viable options for decades, but take heart when you see electric dirt bikes beginning to proliferate in war, if Electric Vehicles are winning on the cutting edge of the frontline for reasons that have nothing to do with environmentalism, the future is far closer than it seems...

Also god damn I really hate loud dirtbikes and ATVs in nature so looking forward to these undercutting fossil fuel powered dirtbikes everywhere....

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

They say it charges from wall power in about 4 hours. Wall power in Ukraine is 220VAC, typical maximum current in Europe is 2.5A. So, that's roughly 500W.

500W for 4 hours is 500W for 3600 * 4s or 14400s = 7,200,000J or 7.2MJ. That's a pretty big battery.

With a portable solar cell you'd be lucky to get a sustained 100W, so it would take 20h, or multiple days to charge.

[–] JaumeI@programming.dev 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I am in Europe, I use home appliances (like the oven) over 3000W. I'd say our typical maximum (standard) current is 16A, then some special regulations kick in.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

Could be that the site I had wasn't accurate. If so, that just means the prospect of charging it using portable solar panels is even more out of reach.

[–] konna@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago

Where did you get 2.5A as typical maximum current? Surely it must be somewhere between 8-16A (sustained). 500w is not enough for basic house appliances…