Beyond the Charging Curve: What Are Your Real-World DCFC Speeds?

[Buffalo Bob]

I ran an experiment that thus far seems to confirm my '35 Minute Rule'. On my last three preconditioned trips to an EA 350 kW charger, I charged my 2023 Pure AWD from 40% to 80%, 28% to 80% and 19% to 80%. Each session took (drum roll)... 35 minutes... with the initial charge rate going higher as the initial SOC goes lower. (The last time cracked 207 kW for a nanosecond.) Next time, I'll plug in at 10%. BTW, I'm in metro-Phoenix, so the ambient temperature is not that big a deal.

 

[momo3605]

I ran an experiment that thus far seems to confirm my '35 Minute Rule'. On my last three preconditioned trips to an EA 350 kW charger, I charged my 2023 Pure AWD from 40% to 80%, 28% to 80% and 19% to 80%. Each session took (drum roll)... 35 minutes... with the initial charge rate going higher as the initial SOC goes lower. (The last time cracked 207 kW for a nanosecond.) Next time, I'll plug in at 10%. BTW, I'm in metro-Phoenix, so the ambient temperature is not that big a deal.

19-80 in 35 minutes is close to best case scenario. 10-80 would probably be a tiny bit slower. Maybe 37-38 minutes

 

[Buffalo Bob]

I ran an experiment that thus far seems to confirm my '35 Minute Rule'. On my last three preconditioned trips to an EA 350 kW charger, I charged my 2023 Pure AWD from 40% to 80%, 28% to 80% and 19% to 80%. Each session took (drum roll)... 35 minutes... with the initial charge rate going higher as the initial SOC goes lower. (The last time cracked 207 kW for a nanosecond.) Next time, I'll plug in at 10%. BTW, I'm in metro-Phoenix, so the ambient temperature is not that big a deal.

19-80 in 35 minutes is close to best case scenario. 10-80 would probably be a tiny bit slower. Maybe 37-38 minutes

I'm inclined to agree. On my original post, I forgot to mention that I am not at all displeased with a reliable 35 minute time frame. Seems pretty reasonable to me, and if the Lucid API is any indicator, my battery health is quite high despite my exclusive use of EA over 13 months and 13k miles.

 

[EZEVDriver]

I'm inclined to agree. On my original post, I forgot to mention that I am not at all displeased with a reliable 35 minute time frame. Seems pretty reasonable to me, and if the Lucid API is any indicator, my battery health is quite high despite my exclusive use of EA over 13 months and 13k miles.

I think this is a really important point. I also use EA nearly exclusively except for rare occasions charging to 90 or 100% before a trip. I've lost a bit more than 1% in 21 months and <12k miles. The flip side of a conservative charging curve is how good my AT is on battery degradation.