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Yup, they can do that, but there's not a single one installed in the US and I doubt there will be when the Bolt is released. Also now you've got a bunch of cha
by vvanders 11y ago
Yup, they can do that, but there's not a single one installed in the US and I doubt there will be when the Bolt is released.
Also now you've got a bunch of chargers installed and you don't know which ones are 45kW, 60kW and 100kW. With Superchargers you know that you'll have 120kW chargers at each location.
- maxerickson 11y agoNo argument that Supercharger=120kW is easier, but why wouldn't people mapping other charging stations record the available power? (at which point you can easily make a 100kW map or whatever)
- vvanders 11y agoPeople don't list 45kw vs 60kw today on plugshare(or the system cab act up as what happened with a lot of Nissan units that were "rated" for 60 but couldn't handle it).
- maxerickson 11y agoSure, not every data collection is going to do the sensible thing. OpenStreetMap has a proposal to document the exact sockets that are available: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dcharging_station#Socket http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dcharging_st... An app that shows charging stations while highlighting the ones that will be fastest is a really obvious thing to provide, especially while the stations are a bit sparse. So I would expect it to get easier to find stations as we go forward, not harder. (I agree that Supercharger=fast charging is an advantage, I just don't think it is really a big deal)