Solid-state cells will cut EV charging time and increase volumetric density

Re:Solid-state cells will cut EV charging time and increase ... by Youden on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @09:18AM (#31339541)

I thought it was odd that you claimed those chargers are rare, turns out they are - in the US.

According to [0], there are only a few 350kW chargers in the US, mostly in the Northeast. If you look at the same map in Europe, they're pretty common on long-distance travel routes.

I wonder why this is? Is it related to US electrical infrastructure? I know in much of Europe it's common to have 3-phase electricity at home, for example.

[0]: https://chargemap.com/map (click "Search", set minimum power to 350kW and select all plugs)

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Re:Solid-state cells will cut EV charging time and increase ... by clouddrover on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @09:37AM (#31339752)

> I wonder why this is?

It's because Chargemap's US map isn't very good.

Try Plugshare (https://www.plugshare.com/) or A Better Route Planner (https://abetterrouteplanner.com/) or the maps from some of the providers themselves like Electrify America (https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/).

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Re:Solid-state cells will cut EV charging time and increase ... by Youden on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @10:51AM (#31340798)

Ah, good catch. So the situation in the US is pretty similar to Europe: there are plenty of fast chargers along the long-distance routes.

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