McgR
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I have 3 fase 380v at home and a 22 Kw charger. I have stayed in 3 hotels in France and Switzerland the last few days and all had 22 kw chargers. I am going to Austria next week and the town we are staying has several public chargers and all 22 Kw, no charger at the hotel. Lots (most) of public chargers I see in cities in The Netherlands Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy are 22 Kw. To me this is a big advantage. I can charge it during dinner 2-3 hours and take it back to the hotel parking. Or just charge it during a city trip. But the situation may be different in the UK?I have not optioned this and having owned an EV for a few years now I don't think there is a great deal of value in it, I've never needed it or missed out in three years of EV ownership. Reasons for me:
-> If you doing long journeys then its always going to be CCS
-> Most destination chargers I've ever used are 7kw at best, often 3kw and with the former, that should be good to get you up to 80%
-> I'd be more worried about the absence of chargers than the speed. Most hotels I've been at have 2 available if they have one at all
-> 99% of home properties are single phase so wouldn't benefit from this and that is not likely to change (maybe new build properties but I doubt it)
-> The future proof argument, well, I think that a change in battery technology to SS is more likely to be disruptive than worrying about the 22kw AC charger
-> Given the above, I doubt many people will keep a Taycan much beyond 4-5 years because as soon as you can get an EV with half (or less) the battery weight whilst at a minimum keeping the same range, who is going to want the current models.
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