That's a good question. I have a Kia Niro EV, which has regular push-buttons and knobs, and a small screen for Apple CarPlay/Android Auto... that's about it. I like being able to change the temperature in the car with a knob, not having to fiddle with a touchscreen.
We traded our 2018 Model 3 LR RWD for a 2022 Kia NiroEV a couple of months ago and having buttons and knobs again is SO nice. It's also much quieter. The only thing I miss from the 3 was the far superior DC Fast Charging, but we're not doing much in the way of road trips right now anyway.
It’s just a matter of thick wires in the chargers, and *lots* of power delivery to the chargers.
Our big problem is going to be that rural areas tend to have very bad electrical infrastructure, so pulling off the Interstate in the middle of nowhere, you won’t be able to find a charger this fast.
That could be managed with storage (batteries, for example), but that’s still a major and expensive bit of infrastructure improvement, which is something the US has been deeply skeptical about doing for at least 45 years now.
BYD said it will build 4000 fast chargers in China to support the new EVs, while Tesla recently fired its entire Supercharger team (it hired some back but still shows their priorities, or lack thereof)
Especially with Trump in power and Tesla losing its edge the US will continue to fall behind China and Europe on EVs (and renewables)
Infrastructure and distributed renewables/batteries to support fast EV charging are now mostly a question of political will, which 🇨🇳 + 🇪🇺 have and Trump’s 🇺🇸 does not
I think they said they can build 1000kw chargers. How they make that safe should be interesting. Especially with Trump and Elon eliminating all the regulators.
The real issue is that our electrical infrastructure in rural areas is garbage. So, pulling off the interstate in the middle of Kansas, there’s absolutely no way you’ll be able to find chargers working at those power ratings.
You’re assuming that the station as a whole is actually drawing 2 MW, when in reality the words “up to” do a lot of work. The superchargers don’t pull their max rating very often, and the multi-charger stations can run at lower power when they’re sharing mains.
You are absolutely correct. That's why people cringe when my car, which charges at up to 75kW, pulls into a station with 150kW or 350kW chargers. Sorry, guys! I know I can't fully utilize this, but yay environment, right? 😅
Ok. That is YOUR take away on the article and you are welcome to it. My take was a new Chinese car to rival Tesla that goes further and charges faster. No need to mansplain your take away to another reader.
Hmm 🤔
Do we think this somewhat explains Elon’s massive rush into Nazi politics and trying to control everybody and everything? Because this new battery tech means Tesla is utterly f*cked?
That’s fair. Thanks for reminding me that you can’t just overcurrent chemical batteries without (explosive) consequences… I should have thought of that.
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Hopefully these specs hold up in the real world and quickly spread to other EV manufacturers
Our big problem is going to be that rural areas tend to have very bad electrical infrastructure, so pulling off the Interstate in the middle of nowhere, you won’t be able to find a charger this fast.
Infrastructure and distributed renewables/batteries to support fast EV charging are now mostly a question of political will, which 🇨🇳 + 🇪🇺 have and Trump’s 🇺🇸 does not
https://www.tesla.com/findus?bounds=39.50762635276521%2C-97.69898325585937%2C38.222412991384985%2C-100.00885874414062&location=18660&functionType=nacs
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32132062/tesla-250-kw-vs-150-kw-supercharger-tested/
Oh and I bet this took a hit on Tesla stock today. 🤣
Nothing more, nothing less.
Thick wires is easy.
In the US, the vast majority of our geography has really bad electrical infrastructure. I don’t know about China’s, but they’re usually good at that
This, to you, is mansplaining? lol.
Do we think this somewhat explains Elon’s massive rush into Nazi politics and trying to control everybody and everything? Because this new battery tech means Tesla is utterly f*cked?
Awesome!
Thick wires, we’ve got here…
Unless this car has an enormous super capacitor bank or a non-lithium battery chemistry then I call shenanigans.
(I build battery packs/BMS for robotic/EV applications for fun.) 🤓