How much legacy power is needed to fuel a fleet? Will solar, and wind provide it, or do we need Coal fired plants, NG fired plants, Dams, Nuclear power and a lot of it? I don’t don’t understand the point of all this, when the internal combustion engine is the best thing since sliced bread.
In short, get back to me when we have enough excess electrical power to drive personal vehicles for all, because it just doesn’t work without forcing the vast majority onto buses and into the big cities.
And what would be the cost of the infrastructure needed to provide a few hundred thousand charging stations that can provide this voltage and this power?
I’m not sitting on top of a giant battery. I’m not parking a giant battery by my home. I’m not crossing my fingers in the cold weather hoping the giant battery starts up.
Cool, we can use more of the coal and nat gas that powers the chargers faster now!
While the article on BYD’s 5-minute EV charging presents a compelling case of innovation, there are good reasons to approach these claims with caution, especially given China’s track record with intellectual property theft, inflated technological claims, and tightly state-managed press access.
The demonstration was conducted under controlled conditions, using BYD’s own vehicles, chargers, and infrastructure, with no independent validation and only one Western media outlet invited. That lack of transparency raises red flags.
How BYD Could Have Staged the 5-Minute EV Charging Demo:
Weakening and dead batteries are my biggest pet leaves with today’s technology. That, and the fact that there is little one can do to fix them even if the battery is good.
Sorry, I still have lots of control over my gas powered vehicles, and there is not one gigantic item the failure of which will total them.
Our new Chinese overloads are selling us the rope to hang our selves with.
"BYD's 5-Minute EV Fast Charging: We Tried It. It's A Game-Changer"
FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument
Given all the illegal aliens in California trying to stay cool this summer, fast charging EV batteries will only make California's poorly planned. overloaded power grid an even bigger problem.
With Its Power Grid On The Verge Of Failure, California Begs Residents To Change Their EV Charging Routines (6.23.21)
I understand that California now cannot find buyers for excess solar power, peak power availability possibly not same time as peak usage, insight welcome. Again, “one size fits all” elite desperate Democratic poor planning.
I think what is lost on EV geeks such as the author of this article is that many people just aren’t interested in owning a battery powered device. They don’t want a rolling smart phone loaded with complex nanny state gadgetry and the obsolescence that comes along with it. A lot of folks just want a simple driver’s car that can get them from point A to point B. I see very few if any advantages to an EV. Freedom of choice should be maintained.
4 gallons of gas has more energy then the entire battery pack of a electric Ford F-150.
4 gallons of gas.
You really want people messing with 1,000 volts? How about when you want to fix the ‘engine’ you need expensive gloves that cost hundreds and a meter that can take the voltage. You can take it to a local shop and be charged an expensive price anywhere from say a new set of tires to a new battery to being told the cost exceeds the value of the vehicle. Tesla building cars that are disposable. Elon Musk has the money but everyone else cannot buy a new vehicle. Electric cars just go hummm and are boring.
We have plenty of oil to make gasoline. No need for a fire hazard and once on fire something that is very hazardous to everyone who breathes in a whiff of the smoke that will liquefy your lungs to the batteries flying like missiles embedding into vehicles and homes and business’s and YOU to fires that keep reigniting for weeks afterward.
The link to the Australian MGUY video says that if a second and a third etc car shows up to be charged then the amount of time increases as the electricity is reduced for each vehicle charging.
I have owned and driven no fewer than 8 vehicles that didn’t have a 250 ish mile total range none were over 300 with a full thank of petrol. Some were lucky to get to 200 in the city with the AC on.
69 F100
79 K5 Blazer
84 RX7
85 Jaguar XJ12 Vanden Plas
85 Jeep Wagoneer
86 Land Rover Defender (170mi range at best the worst of the group)
91 Blazer
97 Ford Explorer
Its irrelevant once you get to 5 min refuel times your bladder is then the limit. 250 miles at a real world average of 65mph is 3 hours 50 min in the seat.
At no time have I ever gotten better than 65 mph average moving speed let alone total average speed between any Texas city door to door even leaving at 3 am. Construction gets you then. On a recent trip to Biloxi my total avg speed excluding food stops was 62mph via Google MyTracks with analytical level stats on a rolling basis and total over multiple trip legs.
My current model 3 tests the limits of my bladder with it’s 375 mile range it gets a 15 min supercharge at 3 hour intervals to take it from 30% to 80% during which is just enough time to grab a BBQ sandwich or Cajun meat and three plate to go and a beer plus drain the main vein. Thats with 250kw supercharger rates , it would be four times faster at megawatt rates the V4 Tesla supercharger rates cover in its standard 1000 amps at 1000V there is no American can that can take those rates but the V4 was tested and got it’s cert for it. 500kw V4s are already being fielded for the Cybertruck and Tesla Semi sized packs.
BYD has impressive tech, those blade pack is the only one which can take the steel spike test. The Blade LFP pack won’t burn it’s internally suppressed and LFP via chemistry don’t have high flammable electrolytes.
Here is the actual live footage of the spike test it doesn’t exceed the temp needed to light paper let alone liquid electrolyte.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSGESKhtZD0
Seems to me that would be a call better unanswered. I can think of a few extra hazards that would/could go with this.