TV was on in background. The idiot late night host Stephen Colbert had Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on as a guest.
She flat out declared that all the states had just submitted their plans to do their part in building out a nationwide EV charging network that would have charging stations every 50 miles and would be FastChargers (really Tesla-like SuperChargers) that could recharge your EV in 10 minutes.
Colbert even did a double-take and said seriously, re-charge in 10 minutes and she re-confirmed YES, 10 minutes!
She did not provide any details but this would assume that all the FastChargers would be Tesla-style SuperChargers (or better) which can today charge a Tesla with 200 additional miles in 15 minutes or about 140 miles in 10 minutes.
But this assumes everyone has a Tesla which were designed for these SuperChargers and have the enhanced charging circuit built into the car to take advantage of the higher amperage and thus faster charging of the SuperChargers.
My $26,000 Bolt, and most non-Tesla EVs do not have the more robust in-vehicle charge circuitry to take full advantage of the Tesla SuperCharger amperage. My Bolt only gains about 100 miles every 30 minutes when charged using a SuperCharger.
I am sure that after Tesla’s recent announcement that they are opening up their entire 35,000 station Tesla SuperCharger network to non-Tesla EVs and this announcement from Granholm tonight will likely spur future models across the entire EV spectrum to include enhanced in-vehicle support to take full advantage of the SuperChargers.
She flat out declared that all the states had just submitted their plans to do their part in building out a nationwide EV charging network that would have charging stations every 50 miles and would be FastChargers (really Tesla-like SuperChargers) that could recharge your EV in 10 minutes.
Colbert even did a double-take and said seriously, re-charge in 10 minutes and she re-confirmed YES, 10 minutes!
She did not provide any details but this would assume that all the FastChargers would be Tesla-style SuperChargers (or better) which can today charge a Tesla with 200 additional miles in 15 minutes or about 140 miles in 10 minutes.
But this assumes everyone has a Tesla which were designed for these SuperChargers and have the enhanced charging circuit built into the car to take advantage of the higher amperage and thus faster charging of the SuperChargers.
My $26,000 Bolt, and most non-Tesla EVs do not have the more robust in-vehicle charge circuitry to take full advantage of the Tesla SuperCharger amperage. My Bolt only gains about 100 miles every 30 minutes when charged using a SuperCharger.
I am sure that after Tesla’s recent announcement that they are opening up their entire 35,000 station Tesla SuperCharger network to non-Tesla EVs and this announcement from Granholm tonight will likely spur future models across the entire EV spectrum to include enhanced in-vehicle support to take full advantage of the SuperChargers.