JC2021
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- Jon
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I’m new to EVs and have only done a handful of fast charges so far - yesterday despite the charger claiming to be 120kw (Gridserve) I only got charge at about 40kw speed. I have the on board DC charger and performance battery plus. It was cold outside but the battery was at 20 degrees when I pulled in and I had approx 40% SOC. I know the charging rate can fluctuate a bit but wasn’t expecting it to flow at a third of the claimed speed. Probably naively I assumed public chargers were either out of service or delivered close to the claimed charging rate. Wasn’t amused as I had deliberately gone a bit out of my way to seek out the 120kw charger rather than settle for a 50kw?. The other cable on the same charger was not being used so I switched cables after 5 mins but no real difference.
I don’t think it’s the car as I did get
120kw from an Instavolt a few weeks ago.
Is this relatively normal and just the lottery of unreliable charging infrastructure or was I unlucky ? Grateful for any explanation (especially if I may be doing anything wrong).
I don’t think it’s the car as I did get
120kw from an Instavolt a few weeks ago.
Is this relatively normal and just the lottery of unreliable charging infrastructure or was I unlucky ? Grateful for any explanation (especially if I may be doing anything wrong).
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