I’m currently charging at an Electrify America location that only has two working stations, a 350kw and a 150kw. A woman in a Chevy Bolt EV is plugged in at the 350kw, even though her car tops out at 55kw. Now I’m stuck at the 150kw even though my vehicle can take advantage of the 350kw charger. I’m going to guess she doesn’t know about the different charging speeds, as many new EV owners don’t. As EV owners, how can we spread awareness of charging speeds and etiquette?

  • adlowdon@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    “Even though my vehicle can take advantage of the 350kw charger.”

    I mean, /technically/ sure. But not enough to notice. Even 800v systems like the Ioniq 5 only takes like 5 minutes longer 10-80% on 150kw compared to a 350kw charger.

    Your lightning peaks at 170kw, but then falls off below 150kw pretty quickly. You likely wouldn’t notice the difference in charge time, if any.

    https://insideevs.com/news/615115/ford-f150-lightning-charging-analysis/amp/

    So maybe before being judgmental of another driver (who may have used the only charger available when they pulled in) learn your own charge curve.