Considering the XC90 Recharge but the recharge time of 5 hours - is a really big negative - in doing further research the Volvo website says with two phase charging the total charge time is 3 hours. Does anyone use two phase charging in the U.S.?

  • enriquedelcastillo@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I had to Wikipedia 2 phase to figure out it was ever even a thing, which it obviously isn’t now.

    Curious if a 3 phase service changes anything about charging / chargers. Are there chargers that actually use 3 phase somehow? Or would they just use 3 phase as a source of 120/208 single phase?

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      1 year ago

      Since railroads went a different way for electricity, “2-phase” now means “2 of 3 phases”.

      That is typical in urban apartments, where the supply is 120/208V 3-phase, yet they want to use cheap 120/240V split-phase consumer tier electrical panels that are $69 at Home Depot. They simply grab 2 of the phases and neutral, and don’t bring the 3rd phase. 3-phase panels do exist in the industrial space, but they’re not anywhere near $69, boy howdy.