Talk:Dodge EV

Based on a Lotus?[edit]

What does Tesla Motors have to say about this? Did GM Chrysler buy one of their Tesla Roadsters and reverse engineer it? Doesn't GM Chrysler employee any engineers or is it all accountants, bankers, and lobbyist?--156.40.228.88 (talk) 18:50, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You know Dodge is part of Chrysler and not GM, right? --Vossanova ^o< 19:03, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake but my question stands. By the way is Chrysler still a German company? All this branding gets confusing.--156.40.228.88 (talk) 19:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Dodge Circuit is based on a Lotus Europa. Why do you think Dodge reverse engineered a Tesla? Tesla didn't invent the modern electric car. BMW didn't reverse engineer a Tesla when they made their Mini EV. Nissan didn't when they made their Leaf. Coda didn't when they made their EV. Mitsubishi didn't with the i MiEV. By the way, the Tesla is also based on a Lotus. -- Lbtmp (talk) 07:09, 19 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Charge Time and Battery Capacity[edit]

I question the validity of one or the other of : "Dodge claimed that the Dodge EV had a driving range of 150 to 200 miles (240–320 km)" ... "could be recharged in eight hours using a standard 110-volt outlet" because both can not be true.

Lets do some math: At 110VAC * 20Amps (Max for a US 110VAC outlet) = 2.2kW * 8 hours = 17.6kWh of implied battery capacity. Max practical BEV efficiency from a vehicle such as this is 4 miles/kWh, so 70 miles of range if 8 hour recharge is true. A more reasonable estimate for 200 miles @3miles/kWh gives us a 66.6 kWh battery, which would require 30 hours to charge at 110VAC @20A. I find it somewhat disconcerting that the battery capacity is not plainly given for this and many other Battery electric vehicle materials. --D0li0 (talk) 02:58, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]