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A comment on Edmunds EV Charging Test: How fast does each EV charge?.

Re:Edmunds EV Charging Test: How fast does each EV charge? by tlofreso on Thursday November 30, 2023 @08:41AM (#38473381)
I love the effort Ford is putting into their EV offerings, and Farley seems to get it better than the other legacy auto CEOs. Ford leveraged their two most powerful brands (F-150 / Mustang) to enter the EV market. I contrast this to GM's resurgence to the space with hummer... A brand they discontinued after a tumultuous 2008.

That said, Ford aligning on 150kW chargers across their EV portfolio is a miss. I really hope 250kW is road mapped for next gen Ford EVs when they adopt NACS.

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Re:Edmunds EV Charging Test: How fast does each EV charge? by seltzered_ on Thursday November 30, 2023 @09:07AM (#38473678)
Their vehicle architecture & derating setup only seems to max out at 150 kW so far?

I've been researching the ford mustang mach-e and the NCM li-ion batteries max out around 115kW charging and the newer LFP ones max out at 150 kW. Expect the next gen to be different though.

At least in the earlier models there's supposedly less temperature sensing to figure out a higher speed compared to say Tesla.

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