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How fast can a Supercharger charge?
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Voltage and amps are much the same. Do you have dual charger and does this affect speed of charge from SC?
TesAus
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Superchargers are Direct Current and bypass the onboard chargers in the car so shouldn't make any difference.
The implied question is "How long will I have to wait". If you are on an all-Supercharger route the answer is typically 15 minutes or less in good weather. This is because you're only charging enough to get to the next SC plus a bit extra (more extra in bad weather). On a partial SC route it can be up to an hour.
That is partially true. The full question would be: "how much minimum charge should I safely run the battery down to to get the maximum charging power (and shortest wait time) when re-charging, especially on an extended journey"
A major unknown variable prior to starting the journey would be whether another EV is using a bowser that is drawing amperage from the same source as yours.
deonb
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He didnt say Fully Charge - just charge enough to get to the next SuperCharger. With the SuperCharging spacing in the US, 15 mins is about right - if you're willing to drive close to empty.
green1
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green1
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trip graph, not charge bar. trip graph shows what you need to get to your destination.
cpa
Active Member
Here is a suggestion for your Supercharging episodes:
On the settings screen, you can change the units from distance to energy. Your battery slider will now report your share of charge as a percentage instead of rated kilometres. A benefit of this is that when you view the charging screen, the units displayed change from km/hour to kWh.
I believe this is better to understand fully the speed of Supercharging. The distance display is really an average for the charging session; in my opinion it is a meaningless number. However, when you plug in with the kWh displayed, you can see the charging speed ramp up to its maximum and then begin to taper downwards as the battery fills.
I have found that my initial speed is around 113-118 kWh when my battery is at ~30% or less (assuming I am not on a shared stall.) There are other threads dedicated to describing the taper as our batteries fill.
Hope this alternate display on your touchscreen helps with the speed of charging. (You could also multiply the volts by the amperes, but why bother when a quick setting change can do it for you?)
On the settings screen, you can change the units from distance to energy. Your battery slider will now report your share of charge as a percentage instead of rated kilometres. A benefit of this is that when you view the charging screen, the units displayed change from km/hour to kWh.
I believe this is better to understand fully the speed of Supercharging. The distance display is really an average for the charging session; in my opinion it is a meaningless number. However, when you plug in with the kWh displayed, you can see the charging speed ramp up to its maximum and then begin to taper downwards as the battery fills.
I have found that my initial speed is around 113-118 kWh when my battery is at ~30% or less (assuming I am not on a shared stall.) There are other threads dedicated to describing the taper as our batteries fill.
Hope this alternate display on your touchscreen helps with the speed of charging. (You could also multiply the volts by the amperes, but why bother when a quick setting change can do it for you?)
Zoltrix77
Member
I think both units should be able to be displayed on the charge screen at once if desired. Born Bjorn, jumping between them all the time on his videos!
For the record my car has twin chargers, but I know that makes no difference with Supercharging.
I was on my way to Canberra for work and my company is too cheap to put me up at the Realm so I wanted a full charge if I couldn't charge whilst there.
They booked me into Abode Hotel in Phillip as they advertised an EV charger but it turned out to be a J1772 that I couldn't use so it paid off.
I was on my way to Canberra for work and my company is too cheap to put me up at the Realm so I wanted a full charge if I couldn't charge whilst there.
They booked me into Abode Hotel in Phillip as they advertised an EV charger but it turned out to be a J1772 that I couldn't use so it paid off.
