EV charging is changing.

[Jcloughie]

Now possible to charge an EV in 5 mins for 250 miles. If only you could find a 1000 kv charging point.

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John

 

[Mr Plodd]

1000w charger? Get on! That the same as a TEN bar electric fire would use

Thats going to need a cable as thick as your wrist I would think! Are there ANY in existence yet?

 

[otherclive]

350kw is the max of any installed in UK.

 

[ProfJohnL]

Some mix up of units here

Now possible to charge an EV in 5 mins for 250 miles. If only you could find a 1000 kv charging point.

I'm sure you mean 1000kW not 1000kv

1000w charger? Get on! That the same as a TEN bar electric fire would use

Thats going to need a cable as thick as your wrist I would think! Are there ANY in existence yet?

1000W is only 1kW, A TEN bar electric fire would conventionally be 10kW
The 1000kW would actually be 1000 electric fires
As for the size of the cable required, yes it will be large but not as big as you think as these big kW capable chargers will be working on 800V or higher architecture which keeps the size of conductors down.

350kw is the max of any installed in UK.

That might be the case at the moment, but it could increase in the future.

 

[Jcloughie]

Some mix up of units here

I'm sure you mean 1000kW not 1000kv

Yes, you are correct 😡

John

 

[otherclive]

Some mix up of units here

I'm sure you mean 1000kW not 1000kv


1000W is only 1kW, A TEN bar electric fire would conventionally be 10kW
The 1000kW would actually be 1000 electric fires
As for the size of the cable required, yes it will be large but not as big as you think as these big kW capable chargers will be working on 800V or higher architecture which keeps the size of conductors down.


That might be the case at the moment, but it could increase in the future.

I’m sure that it will go above 350kw with the developments being pursued by BYD and others, but 350kw is the max rating at present in UK.

 

[Buckman]

I wonder what the cost will be to top up the battery per kw? Probably as much as a litre of petrol?

 

[birdman101]

Faster charging will probably increase the number of charger fires we keep hearing off on simple things.

 

[Dustydog]

I’m sure that it will go above 350kw with the developments being pursued by BYD and others, but 350kw is the max rating at present in UK.

How much and who will fund the cost of the infrastructure? Can the Grid cope 🤔

 

[Mel]

In the PC mag there was an article about Instavolt ( I think, can’t be bothered to get it to check) putting caravan accessible spaces on one of their big charging plazas. A good move imho as not being able to charge while towing is one factor in limiting EV use. Of course 1 charging centre is not going to be a game changer yet, but an interesting step.
Mel

 

[otherclive]

How much and who will fund the cost of the infrastructure? Can the Grid cope 🤔

I’m pretty ambivalent about it, as at present the very high charging rate has not been rolled out even in China. But I’d expect it would be attractive to owners of premium cars designed for faster charging.

My grandson has just had his order for an ID7 Tourer AWD cancelled by VW. If he wants to reorder it’s at a higher price with less specs unless added to the order. So he went over to the Tesla showroom in Bristol last Saturday to look at the new Model Y. Seems Tesla are doing very good deals via Octopus probably to get sales up. So he’s now driving a Kona EV from Octopus until the T car arrives in June. Strange times in the motor trade.

 

[Sam Vimes]

How much and who will fund the cost of the infrastructure? Can the Grid cope 🤔

Good question.

Add to this the push towards Heat Pumps and now the AI bit barns being constructed are going to add considerably to the loading.

I've read that some data centres are being refused planning permission because the localised infrastructure can't support the power demands.

 

[Dustydog]

I’m pretty ambivalent about it, as at present the very high charging rate has not been rolled out even in China. But I’d expect it would be attractive to owners of premium cars designed for faster charging.

My grandson has just had his order for an ID7 Tourer AWD cancelled by VW. If he wants to reorder it’s at a higher price with less specs unless added to the order. So he went over to the Tesla showroom in Bristol last Saturday to look at the new Model Y. Seems Tesla are doing very good deals via Octopus probably to get sales up. So he’s now driving a Kona EV from Octopus until the T car arrives in June. Strange times in the motor trade.

Have Tesla redesigned their dashboards? Ie done away with everything controlled from a massive TV touch screen whilst you drive🤔

 

[otherclive]

Have Tesla redesigned their dashboards? Ie done away with everything controlled from a massive TV touch screen whilst you drive🤔

It is still a large screen and no obvious buttons/switches, although he adapted to his previous Model Y, but he says it's nicer to sit in than his previous one which he parted with last year. He was reluctant to go back to a Tesla and really frustrated that VW cancelled his order, but happy that his lease will cover any "protest' marks that may come his way.

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