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https://www.greencarreports.com/new...e-fastest-charging-ev-300-miles-in-20-minutes
If they actually can manage that in the real world, that's the kind of rate/range needed to be acceptable to the general public as a full ICE replacement, as it's equivalent to a fast food stop. 5, 10 or 15 minutes would be better still, but I think 300 (Hwy)/20 would be good enough for most.
Of course, it will be years yet before a BEV with that kind of recharging speed and range is available at a mass market price, but it's something to look forward to.
Lucid Air electric sedan
charging EV time: 300 miles in 20 minutes
https://www.greencarreports.com/new...e-fastest-charging-ev-300-miles-in-20-minutes
The Air’s AC onboard charger can handle up to 19.2 kw—suggesting 80A drawn, and a dedicated 100A home or commercial circuit to support. The payoff of such an arrangement is the recovery of up to 80 miles per hour on Level 2—approaching the rate at which some earlier EVs can recover miles via fast-charging.
It also notes that the Air will automatically boost its voltage when needed to charge at the quickest possible rate. By the sound of it that’s a big step up from the Porsche Taycan, which offers 50-kw fast-charging capability at 400V, with 150-kw capability optional.
Lucid says that the charging system has full bi-directionality for advanced V2X capabilities—including the future enablement of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology. . . .
U.S. buyers of the Air will be able to take advantage of this very fast charging for three years on the Electrify America network free of charge. . . .
If they actually can manage that in the real world, that's the kind of rate/range needed to be acceptable to the general public as a full ICE replacement, as it's equivalent to a fast food stop. 5, 10 or 15 minutes would be better still, but I think 300 (Hwy)/20 would be good enough for most.
Of course, it will be years yet before a BEV with that kind of recharging speed and range is available at a mass market price, but it's something to look forward to.