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[Richard230]

Yes, I did wonder why a multiple-connector solution isn't bandied about a bit more.
Relatedly I also wondered whether any bright spark (ahem) would champion the idea of daisy chaining motorcycles so we could fit 6 on a 100kW charger at a time. (Yes I am aware of the various issues that would need to be overcome).

Cas

Some years ago a group of Zero riders descended upon Alice's restaurant and daisy chained their bikes to the 240V outlet at the side of their gas station. Once they did that, Alice's old 100 amp (which apparently wasn't protected by much of a circuit breaker) burned out, shutting down the restaurant and gas station until they could get an electrician to fix their equipment the next day and bring it up to date. Needless to say, the restaurant owners were really pissed about both the expense and having to shut down their operations for most of a day. After that happened all electric motorcycles were prohibited from charging at the restaurant, which I (for one) had been doing for several years with the owner's permission, using one of their 120V outdoor wall outlets.

[Fran K]

that kind of storage is a few million dollars.
tesla has trailers basically  2 mw storage/ 1 mw output for 1.5 million each i think they are. hook to the grid and they are plug and play.
maybe have a row of them with a 50 acre solar farm behind them to charge when it's sunny, grid when it's not. just charge 80 cents per kw/hr for the electricity, the truckers won't mind at all, they are already used to paying high fees and taxes for their diesel 

https://www.tesla.com/megapack

aaron

I just did a 53 mile ride on the Can-Am and 60 cents a kwh is almost exactly the brake even number assuming 53mpg for an ice bike.  There seems to be a line of thinking among the battery electric vehicle cheerleaders that users will happily pay whatever for dc fast charging.  You just said 80 cents for the electricity then add the road tax.  It is kind of meaningless the cost for a motorcycle if you look at tires, clear visors for the helmet cost risk for a mishap and on.

https://www.tesla.com/support/energy/tesla-software/autobidder   are they going to have auto charger as in how to charge the most possible after they bid the least and got the contract.

[Specter]

actually that's not what i said but go on thinking that, they'll pay it no matter what, because the cost gets passed right onto the end consumer.  just like with diesel.

aaron