Posted on 06/08/2019 6:32:09 AM PDT by Moonman62
A week simply can’t pass without TESLA NEWS, and this week’s TESLA NEWS is that the Model 3 is officially the fastest charging electric car in the world.
With conditions, of course. A firmware update – rolling out this weekend – for European Model 3s with the Long Range battery option will allow them to charge at 200kW when hooked up to specific ‘ultrafast’ chargers.
In balder terms, 200kW equates to 850 miles for each hour of charging. Given the Long Range version quotes at 329 miles on a full battery, that means a complete charge in just over 20 minutes. About the time it’ll take you to have a wee and order a chai latte at most service stations.
It’s only the start of such convience too, Tesla tells us. “When our own V3 Supercharger technology is introduced, these cars will be able to charge even faster at 250kW peak charge rates.”
(Excerpt) Read more at topgear.com ...
Well in Chicago it will cost 276 dollars a year added to car registration for loss gas tax. As far as battery charge, I think it’s free at refueling sites....for now at least. At home, have no idea but it can’t be cheap.
Lol.
The goal is 5 minutes to full charge. Progress is good.
Why not go all the way and compare total cost of ownership, performance, features, and resale values?
I heard 1300 dollars and they last 4 years.
440v x 455 amps = 200kw.
DEFINITELY not safe in the rain lol
In fact, pros use insulated poles to handle that load. If you short it you’re likely vaporized.
NOT PRACTICAL.
“” “” Cool. When will that change this:
Earnings per share: -$5.75.”” “”
Conventional carmakers would obtain the technology and Tesla is gone.
That’s a lot of transfer of energy in a short time. There will be heating. Battery life will be reduced.
In 20 minutes I could have a quickie and a carmel macchiato.
How much energy is in a tank of gas? Why are there signs around the pumps warning people not to smoke?
The rate of charging of a battery is measured in Amperes, not Watts.
Let people smoke while filling their tank, and let regular people handle 200kw and see how many make the news.
I assure you the 200kw stations will be the only ones that make the news.
Winter driving with heater; evening time in winter with headlights. Summer with A/C. Is that driving range including all the accessory use?
You can’t equate old NiCad battery tools with modern Li batteries and battery management systems.
Vehicle batteries, for example; have circulating glycol fluid around them for optimum temperature control.
The last barrier is sufficient distribution of fast charging.
Tesla 3 is a very nice car under $40,000.
Power cost is ~100 MPGe.
Every morning the car is topped off (home charging).
Range is >300 miles.
On the rare (!) case you need a recharge, a _full_ recharge is 20 minutes.
The last point is key: y’all underestimate how rarely one needs to charge out-and-about. >95% of charging would be topping off at home overnight.
Sales are increasing. Manufacturing infrastructure costs are sunk.
The tipping point is reached. Profit commences.
“I wonder how long they stay effective”
Battery capacity drops less than 5% after 100,000 miles.
The new cars are rated to million-mile specs.
Complete charge would be $5-10.
Gas equivalent is $30-50.
Fast charging means more heat and that says potential fire or bomb.
One of then engineers I work with has an electric car.
He forgot to top off the charge a few months ago and had to have his vehicle towed to a charging station. Oh, and he was several hours late for work.
If electric cars become more more widespread, what would those plugs look like under real world conditions? How long before they become “ghettoed out.” By that I mean that the plugs will be so abused by negligence, stupidity, and vandalism that they can’t connect to anything.
Next time you’re at a gas station, look at the fuel nozzle and imagine it’s condition on an electrical connector one would need to recharge their EV. I’ve seen some sorry worn out looking nozzles but they still worked as needed. Never saw one in such bad shape that it would prevent refueling or damage my fuel filler neck enough where I couldn’t use it again. A damaged plug could do that to an EV.
Fast charging means more heat and that says potential fire or bomb.
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Why don’t you write a letter to Tesla? They probably aren’t as smart as you, so you could be saving lives.
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