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		s0rce on Nov 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla Semi Is that possible? Assuming 500 miles of range at 2kwh a mile is a 1000kwh battery, charged over 30 minutes, is 2 megawatts, if the voltage is the same as the supercharger (480V) requires 4000 amps...

brianwawok on Nov 17, 2017 [–]

Google says your average powerline carries 10k amps.. so it seems within reason, but it would require some power upgrades ;)

Faaak on Nov 18, 2017 | [–]

Power = amps × voltage . So no. They are 10kA × 3kV (well, depends on the line), so that gives us 30MW.

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