Suncor Energy Inc. T.SU

Something to Think About

[Experienced]

Fast charging race cars technology to trickle down to road cars.  Interestingly, the IONIQ5 I have ordered is already capable of charging at 800kv.

The trick of course is for charging stations with this capability to become available which will of course take time and money but it is likely the way of the future..  Hyundai and Tesla are already talking about partnering in fast charging in the US.  Musk has talked about upgrading his charging network to go to 1000kv.  At this capacity, you can charge an EV faster than you can pump gas into an ICE.

When you combine all this with the planned rollout of a solid state elecrric battery by Toyota in 2027 with a range of 1200km, the future for ICE cars becomes challenged.


https://electrek.co/2021/04/21/fia-electric-gt-new-tech-regs-include-lightning-fast-700kw-charging/

[meritmat]

Got to admit.  You get me a truck with a 1200km range and I'm in 

[ahkow42]

This post has been removed in accordance with Community Policy

[MigraineCall]

If what you say is true, it will be a huge leap in being able to contain the laws of physics, but we did split the atom as well. The technology for high voltage quick charging is improving, but will be a long time before we see it implemented as a widespread operating system. It would also require the replacement and upgrade of the entire EV fleet including those on the drawing board, as well as

[MigraineCall]

Image repost: [img][img]An 800kv transformer is a large industrial sized 3 phase transformer.[/img][/img]

[MigraineCall]

One more try:

[Experienced]

Migraine..... a few points  Right now there are three issues facing a reluctance of people to buy EVs 1,,,,,,the initial cost relative to an ICE 2.....range anxiety 3,,,,time to recharge Range anxiety only relates to longer road trips.  Current technology is already sufficient for local use.  So for example there is no need for 800kv for homes so your point there is not

[jx7000]

Experienced, not to nitpick, but you'd not want to stand near an "800kv charging station" when it rains ;-). However, 800kw would be okay.

[Experienced]

ROFL What a difference a letter makes....lol

[kepiyal87]

This post has been removed in accordance with Community Policy