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What conditions need to met for the Fastchargers to give me max KW Charging?

Discussion in 'Hyundai Kona Electric' started by jerkwagon, Aug 1, 2023.

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  1. Aug 10, 2023 #21
    jerkwagon

    jerkwagon New Member

    2021 Kona Preferred Vancouver, BC

    Well i drove down to freedom town in WA, they have 350kw chargers there, i was able to get 79kw charging, it would go from 76-79 but yeah nothing like here in BC where i dont even get close to what they say they can offer.
     

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  2. Aug 10, 2023 #22
    hobbit

    hobbit Well-Known Member

    Bahstahn
    That's a bit OVER the maximum the car is supposedly able to ask for and accept. You got lucky.

    _H*
     
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  3. Aug 21, 2023 #23
    Kirk

    Kirk New Member

    Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
    Kona 2021 Ultimate here. We've been using the free-to-charge Chevron "on the run" network while they are in beta testing, and had varying charge rates.
    These "Journey" DC chargers have a battery pack inside them that feeds the two stations per tower. I had the chance to speak with a maintenance tech and he explained that if somebody with a large battery has been charging before you and discharged the tower battery, your charge rate will be low.
    Apparently Canada Post and Purolator are testing ev delivery vehicles that can empty the charger's battery. Most of the time, our Kona follows the oem charge curve that throttles the battery charge rate well before the 80% soc has been reached. If we need to charge to 100%, we use a dc fast charger to 80% and then top it off to 100% from the granny charger at home Btw, I am running the oem charger on 240volts, no issues.
     
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  4. Aug 22, 2023 #24
    electriceddy

    electriceddy Moderator Staff Member

    Nanaimo BC, 2021 Kona Ultimate Built Sept 2020
    Typically, the 14 local Canada Post EVs located here use the base charging station at the facility however may indeed require a top up if required.
    ChargePoint shown:

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    A friend drives a Canada Post rural community mailbox run with an older Soul EV and is fortunate enough to have a Chevron charger mid-route.
    I am happy to see the transition to electric, especially when a lot of the gas driven vehicles tend to keep the engine running in the winter when dropping off parcels etc:)
     
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  5. Aug 22, 2023 #25
    R P

    R P Well-Known Member

    Vancouver, BC, Canada 2023 Solterra Tech Pkg
    Yup, had that happen to me many times. My car starts off at 103kw and a short time later drops to 15kw. I move on then. Goes into "Conservation" mode. Sometimes it just stops. And when I restart it is 15kw. Not very good...
     
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  6. Aug 23, 2023 #26
    Kirk

    Kirk New Member

    Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
    So it illustrates the importance of paying for the energy you put into your battery pack, rather then the amount of time it takes to do so.

    I've heard that our Canadian govt is having a look at the whole issue.
     
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  7. Aug 23, 2023 #27
    electriceddy

    electriceddy Moderator Staff Member

    Nanaimo BC, 2021 Kona Ultimate Built Sept 2020
    Tesla has just made changes to its supercharger rates again (Canada), this time major good.
    Off peak rates on specific charger locations (like on some in U.S.A.)
    Check these out:
    "In BC, we were able to find off-peak hours at the Richmond Supercharger on Steveston Hwy, which now has rates as low as $0.10 during the off-peak hours between 12:00am and 4:00am, increasing to $0.27 between 4:00am and 2:00pm, and the highest rate of $0.34 during the peak hours of 2:00pm to 12:00am. The Coquitlam Supercharger on Lougheed Hwy has also switched, but this station has four peak and off-peak periods with rates ranging from $0.13 to $0.36."
    Like to see this kind of thing spread to all charging networks.
    Please Hyundai, join NACS, and send me an approved adapter:)
     
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