If this is true, I hope more ev makers take note of Hyundai/kia having the ability to charge rather quickly at fast chargers. The faster cars can charge, the more likely people will be interested in buying them.
I’ve said it before in other threads but the top two things needed for increased ev adoption are increases in dc fast charging locations(which is sort of being handled with Tesla opening up and nacs adoption) and faster charging speeds.
Still few enough fast chargers that I have to check their availability before I go (and a crucial EA station is completely inoperable right now! Only one in that area, but I can plan around it now that I know). When Tesla opens up, problem solved.
But man, if the Rivian could hold its charging curve better (200kW for longer) consistently, that would be absolutely great. 5 minutes longer doesn’t seem like much, but even browsing the web, if you got a family of six in the car, 5 minutes of dead time feels a lot longer than it actually is.
I’ve said similar before that real world range in the 250-300 mile ballpark is plenty for me because that’s about the maximum distance I can comfortably drive without stopping anyway. Stopping to plug my car in for the 15 minutes I’d already take to stretch my legs, buy a soda, use the bathroom etc doesn’t add any time to my overall journey.
A battery that can get me more than 250-300 miles on a single charge doesn’t add as much value to me as one that can replenish that 250-300 miles in 15-20 minutes at a rest stop I’d have pulled into on the route I was driving anyway.
Hyundai claims the Ioniq can do 10-80% in 18 minutes at a charger that supports fast enough speeds, so if we can get that tech into every EV and build out the charging network enough that I’m guaranteed to have a charger that can hit that rate where I need it then I’ll be pretty much set as far as battery/range questions are concerned.
If this is true, I hope more ev makers take note of Hyundai/kia having the ability to charge rather quickly at fast chargers. The faster cars can charge, the more likely people will be interested in buying them.
I’ve said it before in other threads but the top two things needed for increased ev adoption are increases in dc fast charging locations(which is sort of being handled with Tesla opening up and nacs adoption) and faster charging speeds.
Yup. I have a Rivian.
Still few enough fast chargers that I have to check their availability before I go (and a crucial EA station is completely inoperable right now! Only one in that area, but I can plan around it now that I know). When Tesla opens up, problem solved.
But man, if the Rivian could hold its charging curve better (200kW for longer) consistently, that would be absolutely great. 5 minutes longer doesn’t seem like much, but even browsing the web, if you got a family of six in the car, 5 minutes of dead time feels a lot longer than it actually is.
Totally agree with this.
I’ve said similar before that real world range in the 250-300 mile ballpark is plenty for me because that’s about the maximum distance I can comfortably drive without stopping anyway. Stopping to plug my car in for the 15 minutes I’d already take to stretch my legs, buy a soda, use the bathroom etc doesn’t add any time to my overall journey.
A battery that can get me more than 250-300 miles on a single charge doesn’t add as much value to me as one that can replenish that 250-300 miles in 15-20 minutes at a rest stop I’d have pulled into on the route I was driving anyway.
Hyundai claims the Ioniq can do 10-80% in 18 minutes at a charger that supports fast enough speeds, so if we can get that tech into every EV and build out the charging network enough that I’m guaranteed to have a charger that can hit that rate where I need it then I’ll be pretty much set as far as battery/range questions are concerned.
This is such a great point, and one of the primary reasons we bought an Ioniq 5.