New Take On Small Batteries

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pictsidhe said:
So, Mini, along with the bigger battery in the J01, please double the charging rate to 100kW!
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The Honda e, with a slightly larger battery and 100kW charging completes a full charge just a few minutes quicker than a 50kW SE, thanks to the rate-tapering that begins just a few minutes after plugging in.
 
insightman said:
The Honda e, with a slightly larger battery and 100kW charging completes a full charge just a few minutes quicker than a 50kW SE, thanks to the rate-tapering that begins just a few minutes after plugging in.
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Charging rate is highly dependent on the actual battery construction. The original A123 round cells could be charged extremely fast.
0-80% in 12 minutes. I believe there are even faster charging cells out there. That would be 200kW into a 50kWhr pack. I'm only asking for half of that 20 year old technology!
 
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Taycan graphs. Peak of 270kW. This kind of charging speed would be great...
My BIL is interested in getting an EV. He wants a Jag. He likes driving long distances, the Jag is an awful choice for that thanks to its glacial charging speed.

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The iPace is my favorite EV aesthetically-speaking. It’s also not huge, which makes it even more attractive. I think it’s built by Magna, no?
 
SameGuy said:
Right, I’m not denying that that is a case that exists in certain parts of the continent between the left and right coasts. The columnist in this case was spreading FUD about a pretty normal 325 mile trip from Montreal to NYC down I-87, claiming it took a crazy amount of time and lots of anxiety to get through “no-man’s land.”

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I drove my SE through that “no man’s land” last weekend. I went from Syracuse to Vermont, and I was very happy with the number of stations along the route. All worked (eventually) and only once did I wait on a queue. I covered 550 miles, 50-60 miles at a time. I brought a good book and read for 10-15 minutes a pop. The trip was a little tedious with the small battery but there was zero anxiety.


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