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Few notes: quick charge on highways is NEEDED simply because we need to travel from A to B even if the trip is longer than the vehicle range in a reasonable amo
by kkfx 4y ago
Few notes: quick charge on highways is NEEDED simply because we need to travel from A to B even if the trip is longer than the vehicle range in a reasonable amount of time. Renault in the past have testes swappable batteries and failed so quick charging is the sole current option.
For a car this means 100kW, a truck I suspect must get at least 400kW. IF EVs get spread at the current peace we need at list 10+ concurrent charging ability every 50km or so.
The other option is electrifying roads, witch means cars can suck power with something like a long trolley, the phase in a grid-like roof, the neutral on ground, mandatory AC for a minimum safety. VERY costly and problematic for big transports. That's is already today.
Having cars with bigger range might help A BIT, in the sense that most do not do such a long trips one after another but stay ad the first long destination for a long enough time for a 22-50kW charge, but that means cars with around 1000km range with a price people can buy, of course. Even if we can achieve that trucks remain out of options anyways.