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> The 24 kilowatt BMW i DC Fast Charger, developed with Bosch Automotive, can charge the i3’s battery up to 80 percent in 30 minutes. It's more like ‘up to 60%
by lelf 12y ago
> The 24 kilowatt BMW i DC Fast Charger, developed with Bosch Automotive, can charge the i3’s battery up to 80 percent in 30 minutes.
It's more like ‘up to 60%’. i3’s battery is 18.8 kWh.
And Superchangers are 120kW. So they are just joking about that “the answer to Tesla’s Supercharger Network” part I guess.
- chiph 12y agoThey talked about how small and light their charger is. If I were an owner, I'd care less about that and more about getting more charge in less time.
- nasmorn 12y agoIt is probably meant for European cities where there is no endless supply of parking lots to install if hardware.
- gutnor 12y agoThat's Wired editing. They wanted a BMW vs Tesla ( see "Range-Handicapped i3", "Epic Road Trip" ) while in reality, BMW just came up with a small charger to improve the current non-Tesla grid. The rest of the article is more factual. Except for Tesla, most electric car are meant for city use, small range. In Europe it is quite common to live in a flat with no charging facility at night, so there is needs for a proximity type network. ( For example, I spend 90% of my time in London with the car on the street, buying a Tesla is not possible first because it is a huge car, secondly because I would need to take a trip to the one station 20 min from home on a regular basis )