Taco__Bandito t1_iyeqknl wrote
A wall outlet is 120v. Yet EVs mostly use 480v induction motors.
Batteries are also direct current and power supplied in the grid is AC so you need to convert it either at the source (EV charger, or increasingly so the cars have an inverter built in)
Some EVs use AC induction motors so the conversion happens twice in some cars, losing a lot of energy as heat.
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