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Re:Tesla's Model X Was a Mistake by vvanders on Friday February 05, 2016 @07:39PM (#11045858)
Having used both chademo and supercharging extensively they are totally not the same.

One is 1/3rd the speed of the other in real-world usage.

Re:Tesla's Model X Was a Mistake by OopsCriticality on Friday February 05, 2016 @07:51PM (#11045905)
Chademo charges a Leaf (or similar class car) to 80% in around the same time as SuperCharger does for a Tesla Model S, doesn't it?
Re:Tesla's Model X Was a Mistake by vvanders on Friday February 05, 2016 @07:58PM (#11045932)
If you want 100 miles of range, sure.

I can tell you charging chademo on a Model S is much slower.

Re:Tesla's Model X Was a Mistake by OopsCriticality on Friday February 05, 2016 @08:17PM (#11046008)
Of course, but Chademo isn't designed for a Model S, it's designed for more affordable cars with smaller capacity batteries. The market requirement for both a Leaf and Model S DC fast-charge is the same: charge to roughly 80% capacity in 30 minutes.

As I said elsewhere, the Chademo connector can support higher currents when there is a need. When there are Leafs (and Souls? I think think those are the only two in the US on Chademo) with 200mi range batteries, I'm sure we'll see the existing chargers upgraded to the higher current capability.

Re:Tesla's Model X Was a Mistake by vvanders on Friday February 05, 2016 @08:25PM (#11046037)
You sure about that? When the model s chademo adapter came out Teslas were breaking chademo stations left & right because they weren't engineered to handle 25min @ 45kw.

I'm not aware of and chademos above 60kw today while Tesla has a while infrastructure deployed right now.