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> more than 99% of the U.S. population is covered by the network The coasts, the south, and interstates highways. Most of the US area, where you can go in the USA, is not covered.
These cars have ranges of 300-400 miles or more though. Tough to go that distance in a single trip without traveling through a populated area or using an interstate highway.
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Porsche has had 350KW charging since 2017.[1] A 350KW charging station went into Livermore last year.[2] Tesla is only at 250KW. [1] https://electrek.co/2017/07/14/porsche-350-kw-ev-charging-st... [2] https://electrek.co/2018/12/06/electrify-america-first-350kw...
No car in existence can make use of them yet. It's a bit like networks bragging that they have 5G base stations before any 5G phones were created.
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Volkswagen has already announced three cars based on their 800 volt platform to be released across the next three years:
1. Porsche Taycan in sedan and wagon variants at the end of this year: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a21239...
2. Audi e-tron GT at the end of 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvNw15W_EK8
3. Porsche Macan probably at the end of 2021: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/porsche-macan-electric-on...
And I'm sure there'll be other 800 volt cars from Volkswagen and other manufacturers in the future.
1000 mph charging gets pretty close to solving the road trip problem, if they can really build the network out.
I do no less than eight one-way 1500km trips annually(so that amounts to 12k km during such a period).
I used to do it in one take, but that was over 20h behind the wheel - very dangerous - so now I split them into two legs: one of them 1140km long.
Assuming I started with enough charge for 300km, I would only need to get enough juice for 840km or so - less than 40min overall at this rate which is roughly the amount I spend during my trips on going to the bathroom, eating and leaving the highway for fueling as to not pay the ridiculous on-highway prices.
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My house has 200 Amp service. But I never use that much at once. The average US home uses an average of about 1.2KW at any given time [0]. So I was wrong above. It's more like 200 houses. [0] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=3
Isn't that a waste of copper? My house has about 20 Amps (3.3 kW at 230 V).
A microwave will consume 8-12 amps. A desktop computer is around 3-5 amps. I don't know what my electric stove used when I still had one, but it needed a 40 amp breaker on its own.
Tesla Model S owner here. By choosing spots and times strategically I've gotten nearly 400MPH charging at the existing stations and the difference it makes to convenience is amazing. Super looking forward to 1000MPH! At that rate I can likely make it to Squamish BC, from Seattle, and back, with only one ~20 minute charge in between. That's still about 4x or 5x for the time I would spend filling an ICE car, but gettin…
I wonder if one day highways will have wireless power transfer that can meter you as you go.
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Yeah, this is closing the gap in a significant way. It's still not "charge on the way to work" fast, but it wouldn't be a painful delay on the way home. More important, it's an improvement . I still switch back and forth between my Model S and an ICE car--I can't remember a time when the gas station experience ever got better .
When they added credit card readers to all the pumps?
The amount Elon has delivered so far this year alone at Tesla and SpaceX is tremendous then you see a headline where he landed a 50+ million tunneling deal on the side because why not. Staggering.
- closed stores
- no profit
- lied about FSD
- stock down 30%
- long-term investors exit
the tunnel is a joke. we were promised something, but as always with musk, we get something completely different. i'm giving the tunnel deal 3 to 6 months before imploding.
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At 250 volts, it is only 1000 Amps. Normal houses come with 200 Amp service. Older ones may be 100 Amp, and larger modern ones are 400 Amp. So that is about 5 houses. You could buy that service. I hope Tesla would sell you the supercharger for it.
My house has 200 Amp service. But I never use that much at once. The average US home uses an average of about 1.2KW at any given time [0]. So I was wrong above. It's more like 200 houses. [0] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=3
You're comparing average with peak usage. Doesn't really make any sense.