Notion added a Map view so I can finally visualize where I've charged in the past year since I bought the Taycan! Both DC & AC public chargers. All in New England and Quebec so far.
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On the way back home from North Shore I thought I’d charge up for Newport trip tomorrow. Stopped at Assembly EA station. There were a swarm of KIA EVs waiting, even though the app shows 1 charger was available…
Pulled up EVgo app and found a very high power ChargePoint station nearby… at Ford Dealer (I use that dealer for my truck 🤣) 320kw - wow! I preconditioned the battery so it was nice and toasty and ready to accept maximum charge. So I drove there. And it worked so well. Though it’s very expensive - greedy car dealers!!
The charging curve was impressive on Taycan. Started at 40% SoC, pulling in 282kw maximum. Still pulling in over 200kw at 72%. This car is a beast.
#EV #Charging #EVCharging #ChargePoint #Taycan #Porsche
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The only one available charger at the Hyannis Electrify America station is a 150kw. However having 800V battery pack means my car can pull more than that from this one. It stayed 180-190kw all the way to about 75% SoC. I’m very pleased.
The car was like “No it’s not my fault to only charge at 180kw when the battery got nice and toasty on the way to the charger. Blame the charger.”
#EV #EVCharging #ElectrifyAmerica #charging
Electrify America at Plymouth … one charger is down shown in the app… and one more shows available but actually down (won’t activate) and the 350kw that I waited 10 mins for is reduced to about 170kw
I’m glad my car tells me the charging power is limited by the charging station……
#EV #ElectricVehicles #charging #ElectrifyAmerica #Taycan
Needed to make a quick charging stop in Eastham because I forgot to charge to 100% before leaving for Provincetown, and the extra drag from the bike rack made the efficiency worse. Obviously the bike design is not optimized for the aerodynamic when it's sideways 😜
I could charge near Ptown long enough so I can make it home, but 1) Ptown's DC charger is a Tesla supercharger, as much as I don't want give money to Musk, it is also not 800V output, meaning the Taycan only takes around 140-150kw, which is not so much different from the 120kw I can get from this ChargePoint. 2) as I don't drive much, I need to take advantage of the Electrify America free charging when I have the opportunity.
So a quick 9 mins charge from 11% to 22% and we got on the way to the Electrify America in Hyannis. Arrived with 13% SoC and got the free juice to 85%.
#Porsche #Taycan #EV #charging #ChargePoint #CapeCod #EVCharging #cyclist #bike #pinarello
Recent EV charging drama...
We spontaneously decided to go antiquing in Worcester which is about 1 hour away. With 30% SoC we'd just be able to make it home with 0% but I didn't want to risk that. So I decided to charge around Worcester on the way back.
First choice is EA in Northborough, since it's free for me. It has an 85% charge limit, so turnover should be fast. However there were 3 cars waiting when we arrived. I didn't want to wait, and Josh found a Ford Charger across the street at a dealer. I haven't used a Ford one before, so we decided to give it a try.
We saw one right away in front of the building, but it was turned off. I looked around and noticed another one across the parking lot, but it turned out to be an outdated charger which was also turned off, and at a Lincoln dealer. As we were super disappointed and leaving, I saw one at the back of the service department and it was on! It only accepts payment through Ford Charge (when you have a Ford EV) or Shell app. I haven't used the shell app for so long that I had to reset my password... But eventually everything worked fine. Reached 224kw in no time, which is not bad for a 240kw charger. We only charged for 8 mins to get us home. It's actually cheaper than the EA too.
And loved that it gave stats for Nerds!!
#EV #ElectricVehicle #ElectricCar #Charging #Infrastructure #MA #Worcester #Ford #FordCharge
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While I was in western Mass I finally got to try an Alpitronic HPC charging station! BP pulse opened a "gigahub" near Logan airport which has 4 of these, but they're usually out of way for me. These 400kw chargers are among the best in the industry - fast, reliable, and easy to use. At least that's what I've heard.
This one is from the Mercedes Benz charging network at the Lee Outlet shopping mall, conveniently located right off I-90. It has a food court and bathrooms. I activated it from ChargePoint app, very easy. Charging started in no time. Max charging power recorded at 318kw! Very satisfying experience. Now they need to work on Plug & Charge ;)
