schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 23 days agoMobile charging robots in China convert any parking space into an EV charging pointcarnewschina.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down11
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkMobile charging robots in China convert any parking space into an EV charging pointcarnewschina.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-223 days agoGiven that you need to plug it in manually, is there any benefit to it being automated? A battery on a trolley would do the same job.
minus-squareMrMakabar@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·23 days agoThe robot weighs 2t. So pushing it around is not going to be possible for a lot of people. But also you can just install charging piles next to the parking spots or use fast charging.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-222 days agoIt has a 100kWh battery in it. I’m sure some of that could be used to move it around. Installing charging piles in every parking space is way more expensive. That’s the point of this thing.
Given that you need to plug it in manually, is there any benefit to it being automated? A battery on a trolley would do the same job.
The robot weighs 2t. So pushing it around is not going to be possible for a lot of people.
But also you can just install charging piles next to the parking spots or use fast charging.
It has a 100kWh battery in it. I’m sure some of that could be used to move it around.
Installing charging piles in every parking space is way more expensive. That’s the point of this thing.