dbsb3233
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- TimCO
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- 2021 Mustang Mach-E FE, 2023 Bronco Sport OB
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Yes, faster DCFC charging makes range less important, that's true. Somewhat.I guess it was more a hypothetical because I think I understand what I posted. My whole point was maybe I care less about about the range because I can charge quicker. I got the extended battery because I hate stopping on road trips and I might have to stop for 40 minutes or so to charge my MachE. But if I had a better charging curve, I could stop multiple times even with that lower range and still not have to charge to 40 minutes.
Overall my thoughts are just having a better charging curve means that range, at least in my opinion, doesn't matter as much.
Time is valuable, in my opinion. I'm not too concerned about paying for time I'm concerned about sitting there for those 5 minutes.
Depends a lot on how far the trip is. Since charging on each end is often done at home and/or destination L2 overnight (where we don't care whether it takes 6 hours or 8 hours while we're sleeping), longer range can mean not having to stop at all, which is better than having to stop in the middle. But for a long trip that requires many stops, yes, 4 30 minute stops is roughly the same as 3 40 minutes stops. (I say "roughly" because there's always extra churn time to account for just getting on/off the interstate, that can easily add an additional 5-10 minutes each stop.)
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