Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with new cable design

Re:Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with ... by jmspring on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @12:34AM (#29237246)

The hybrid 2022 Tundra is expected to get 20-25/gal which is great for a truck that size. And it was on the radar before my Subaru was totaled - I’ll stick to my Tacoma (paid off).

I see no real solution to the CA no fossil fuel engines post 2030. Our infrastructure can’t handle it. The majority of the state is suburban to rural. I cringe when I see a friend’s posts driving from Seattle to Truckee in their Tesla. The added time for charging.

The start to my recent road trip - Truckee - Ashland; Ashland - port Townsend; the first leg cost the same as the second in fuel prices due to CA gas taxes; but the whole route would have taken 2-3x as long if we had to charge an EV.

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Re:Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with ... by ricardobeat on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @06:50AM (#29239487)

I was curious because this seems exaggerated.

GMaps gives me 12hr non-stop from Seattle to Truckee. Add 1hr total stops and it’s 13hr total (I’d stop much more frequently on a long trip like that, prob 15h total).

Using the Tesla planner you need ~5 stops at 20-30m each. Total time is 16 hours. Looks like it would only be slightly longer than gas for myself.

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Re:Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with ... by 1234letshaveatw on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @08:57AM (#29240565)

Interesting- I cringe whenever I hear of Toyota's lobbying efforts against EVs (and therefore climate change)

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Re:Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with ... by 542354234235 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @03:44PM (#29258592)

>Toyota's lobbying efforts against EVs (and therefore climate change)

Doesn't Toyota advocate for green hydrogen produced from renewables over battery EV?

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