I stopped last night at the (relatively) new V3 SC at Wawa in Bensalem, PA. 2019 M3SR+ on 2020.20.12. I hit the supercharger after a roughly 60-mile drive, a brief stop (10 minutes tops), then navigated a couple of miles to the SC so that pre-conditioning started (I’m surprised that 60 miles with a/c on I-95 does not warm up the battery sufficiently - the last hour of the drive before the 10-minute break was at 65 - 70mph). Arrived at the charger with about 35% SoC. Got 61kW. I was the only car at the SC. After a few minutes on the charger it sped up to 62kW. I didn’t need that much charge to get home (just wanted some extra safety cushion for potential construction-related delays or re-routes - my total charging session was only 11 minutes), so it wasn’t worth disconnecting and trying another station.
That was disappointing. I know faster charging is more “stress” on my battery and I really didn’t need really fast charging, but I would have liked to see a big number roll up on the screen - a new personal high-water mark, if you will. Maybe next time.
That was disappointing. I know faster charging is more “stress” on my battery and I really didn’t need really fast charging, but I would have liked to see a big number roll up on the screen - a new personal high-water mark, if you will. Maybe next time.