This is awesome. I'm particularly happy about the on-route battery warming.
Since I can't charge at my apartment, I tend to charge my car in the morning. If it is around freezing temperatures, it will charge at a rate of 0 miles per hour.
Since I can't charge at my apartment, I tend to charge my car in the morning. If it is around freezing temperatures, it will charge at a rate of 0 miles per hour.
When I would use the supercharger on cold mornings, it would charge at 0mph for 10-15 minutes and then slowly increase. The worst I saw was it stayed at a rate of 25mph for over an hour before I finally had to leave. However, using a regular wall socket has consistently given me 4-5mph even in subfreezing temperatures. For comparison, a supercharger on a warm day gives >300mph.
If you can drive for a bit before charging then it charges much faster. That is why I'm excited about the on-route battery warming!
- You can charge at work (at least 6kW aka Level 2)
- You drive less than 35 miles a day and have a 110v outlet where you plan to park it overnight
- You have a nearby mall or similar with a quality level 2 charger, and you don't drive too far every day
In any case I suggest checking out the PlugShare app which has the widest collection of charging stations including estimated kW, ratings, and reviews. Select your car model and it'll automatically filter the supported charging types.
On a side note: I don't recommend relying 100% on superchargers. You can obviously combine any of the above solutions, including supercharging, but superchargers get too crowded if people keep using them as the only source.
He's in Sweden, so it's pretty cold, and he tests a bunch of EV models on a bunch of fast chargers.
It has some of the usual flaws Youtube content does, but he seems a lot more thorough and better informed than most car journalism.