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And where the heck do you charge a Taycan or any other EV that’s not a Tesla? Never mind the fact that the Tesla beats every other EV on the road for a moment.

by jm4 7y ago

And where the heck do you charge a Taycan or any other EV that’s not a Tesla? Never mind the fact that the Tesla beats every other EV on the road for a moment. The killer feature is the supercharger network. Are other manufacturers going to build 12000-15000 chargers all over the country that can top off the battery in 10-15 minutes before or after they build a decent car? You can’t take these other cars on anything but local trips if you can’t charge quickly. Most public chargers only charge at about 30 mph.

clouddrover 7y ago
> And where the heck do you charge a Taycan or any other EV that’s not a Tesla? On any CCS charger. Here are some examples of Taycan road trips: - https://www.carscoops.com/2019/09/porsche-taycan-makes-408-mile-journey-from-niagara-falls-to-nyc/ https://www.carscoops.com/2019/09/porsche-taycan-makes-408-m... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsMlMU8MjI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsMlMU8MjI
- jm4 7y ago
  A road trip where Porsche selected the route with one charge stop isn’t impressive. It’s not a long range car until the typical owner can drive the continental US - or at least most of it. I’ve never seen a fast charger anywhere besides a Tesla supercharger.
  - clouddrover 7y ago
    There are a number CCS charging networks in the US. Electrify America, EVgo, and ChargePoint have roaming agreements so the one account can be used across all networks: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/evgo-electrify-america-charging-station/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/evgo-electrify-america-ch... Tesla should convert their chargers to CCS now rather than sticking with a propriety plug. They've already converted their European chargers to CCS, although they're still not allowing non-Tesla EVs to charge at them: https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-now-retrofitted-with-ccs-plugs-in-europe-video/ https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-n...
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by jm4 7y ago

clouddrover 7y ago

> And where the heck do you charge a Taycan or any other EV that’s not a Tesla? On any CCS charger. Here are some examples of Taycan road trips: - https://www.carscoops.com/2019/09/porsche-taycan-makes-408-mile-journey-from-niagara-falls-to-nyc/ https://www.carscoops.com/2019/09/porsche-taycan-makes-408-m... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsMlMU8MjI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsMlMU8MjI

jm4 7y ago
A road trip where Porsche selected the route with one charge stop isn’t impressive. It’s not a long range car until the typical owner can drive the continental US - or at least most of it. I’ve never seen a fast charger anywhere besides a Tesla supercharger.
- clouddrover 7y ago
  There are a number CCS charging networks in the US. Electrify America, EVgo, and ChargePoint have roaming agreements so the one account can be used across all networks: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/evgo-electrify-america-charging-station/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/evgo-electrify-america-ch... Tesla should convert their chargers to CCS now rather than sticking with a propriety plug. They've already converted their European chargers to CCS, although they're still not allowing non-Tesla EVs to charge at them: https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-now-retrofitted-with-ccs-plugs-in-europe-video/ https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-n...
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