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.
That 18 minute claim is 100% real too. It’s an actual game-changer for road trips. I’ve driven two 2000 mile round-trip drives in my EV6 and it barely ended up taking longer in real time than when I did that same trip in an ICE since most of my stops were restroom/food breaks I would’ve already taken in my ICE.
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.
That 18 minute claim is 100% real too. It’s an actual game-changer for road trips. I’ve driven two 2000 mile round-trip drives in my EV6 and it barely ended up taking longer in real time than when I did that same trip in an ICE since most of my stops were restroom/food breaks I would’ve already taken in my ICE.