When the DCFC speed on the Bolt is referenced as “55 kW”, I think you need to think of it in the same way one must approach how internet speeds are advertised by telecom companies…. They are invariably preceded by the pesky qualifier “up to….”.
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A little confused about these kW numbers, please help clarify for me.
I've seen 2 numbers associated with the Bolt.
11 kW, and 55 kW
I saw a public charging station outside of a Denny's restaurant, stopped by to look at the spec. It read "50 kW". This station only charges $0.50 per hour to charge.
So if I hook up my future Bolt EUV to it, will I get 11 kW/hour delivered to the battery, or will I get 50 kW/hour? I know there are losses due to battery SOC and other factors, so the numbers I posted are ideal/theoretical. Let's assume there's no loss to make it easier to understand.
Thanks!
11 kW, and 55 kW
I saw a public charging station outside of a Denny's restaurant, stopped by to look at the spec. It read "50 kW". This station only charges $0.50 per hour to charge.
So if I hook up my future Bolt EUV to it, will I get 11 kW/hour delivered to the battery, or will I get 50 kW/hour? I know there are losses due to battery SOC and other factors, so the numbers I posted are ideal/theoretical. Let's assume there's no loss to make it easier to understand.
Thanks!
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