Consumer Reports: Can Electric Vehicle Owners Rely on DC Fast Charging?

[OldEVGuy]

CR charged the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.4 at two public charging stations to see what drivers experience in real-world conditions.


https://www.consumerreports.org/car...-owners-rely-on-dc-fast-charging-a7004735945/

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[Logal727]

CR charged the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.4 at two public charging stations to see what drivers experience in real-world conditions.


https://www.consumerreports.org/car...-owners-rely-on-dc-fast-charging-a7004735945/

Wow, their info is wrong, the Premium AWD ER should be charging at 150kw Max as advertised. They have it as 115kw, which is what I think the Select standard range is?

 

[Mike Curtis]

Wow, their info is wrong, the Premium AWD ER should be charging at 150kw Max as advertised. They have it as 115kw, which is what I think the Select standard range is?

I RARELY see anything close to 150 in my Premium ER AWD.

 

[Logal727]

I RARELY see anything close to 150 in my Premium ER AWD.

Right, that's not what I meant though. It's advertised at 150 for the Premium ER AWD they are using 115 which is the standard range pack. Also FWIW, I've seen as high as 167 on my Prem ER AWD. Definitely depends on charge station/temp/etc.

 

[devmach-e]

I RARELY see anything close to 150 in my Premium ER AWD.

I'll see an initial peak of 140 to 150 kW for a few minutes on a 350 kW capable station, and then it slows down to ~100 kW for a while (20 or 30 minutes depending upon SOC).

 

[Logal727]

Here's a recent charging session from a 350kw FPL station, their app has good graphs, which I appreciate.

 

[DadzBoyz]

Also curious what software/firmware/charging curve they had...

The fact that they mention an 88 kWh battery is telling.

 

[MellowJohnny]

Sentences like "...particularly DC fast charging, which are still few and far between" makes it sound a little "glass half full". I guess it depends on where you are - I'd say we need *more* in my neck of the woods (suburbia) but they certainly are not few and far between.

I've not owned a Tesla, but their compare & contrast between Supercharger locations and EA et. al. seems a bit misleading? What's wrong with charging near a Wall-Mart? Just seemed like they were throwing a bit of shade on everyone else.

Also, AC is alternating current, not "alternate". But I'm splitting hairs now...

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