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Hi friends. I have an idea that might help us charge our Volts faster and cheaper.
I have found a couple of used treadmills on Craig's list. They work but are stuck on high speed, but that's perfect for what I might need.
Since I don't have a high speed charger , I was thinking that I could use these treadmills and prop my cars tires up on them to mimic coasting. Let The treadmill run and spend the tires . If I could get it fast enough I could probably charge the battery way faster than my 110 Plug. I also measured the Energy usage with my kill a watt and I think it will be cheaper then leaving the plug-in for 10 hours. Maybe I could even have the plug-in at the same time as the treadmills are running and really charge it fast! Has anyone heading to experience starting their Volt this way? It seems like it could be really effective.
Green Monster.
I have found a couple of used treadmills on Craig's list. They work but are stuck on high speed, but that's perfect for what I might need.
Since I don't have a high speed charger , I was thinking that I could use these treadmills and prop my cars tires up on them to mimic coasting. Let The treadmill run and spend the tires . If I could get it fast enough I could probably charge the battery way faster than my 110 Plug. I also measured the Energy usage with my kill a watt and I think it will be cheaper then leaving the plug-in for 10 hours. Maybe I could even have the plug-in at the same time as the treadmills are running and really charge it fast! Has anyone heading to experience starting their Volt this way? It seems like it could be really effective.
Green Monster.