Most Superchargers installed in the past two years supposedly top out at 145kW. Will Tesla allow the Model 3 to charge up to 145kW as a software update if any competition comes along that has a charging speed advantage? The rumor is that Model 3 is capable of higher than 120kW, but they don't want to make it seem better than the Model S.
Model 3 is so efficient on the highway that it already gains MANY more miles per minute than anything else on the road. It already gains about 8-9 miles of highway range per minute of supercharging while in the zone at 120KW. The new cars from Audi, Porsche, and Jaguar have such high Wh/mile that even if they are charging at a higher kW it is effectively slower charging.
Model 3 charging at 145kW would be about 10.5 miles per minute at 230Wh/mile.
This makes for some serious road tripping beyond what we have now. Assuming that you arrive to a Supercharger in the zone where the battery can accept the full 145kW and leave just as it starts to taper, you could get over 150 miles in 15 minutes.
Model 3 is so efficient on the highway that it already gains MANY more miles per minute than anything else on the road. It already gains about 8-9 miles of highway range per minute of supercharging while in the zone at 120KW. The new cars from Audi, Porsche, and Jaguar have such high Wh/mile that even if they are charging at a higher kW it is effectively slower charging.
Model 3 charging at 145kW would be about 10.5 miles per minute at 230Wh/mile.
This makes for some serious road tripping beyond what we have now. Assuming that you arrive to a Supercharger in the zone where the battery can accept the full 145kW and leave just as it starts to taper, you could get over 150 miles in 15 minutes.