Gregjohns Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:18 PM Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:18 PM I recently did a trip from Denver to Vail and noticed something interesting. I was at 0% battery at the Eisenhower tunnel heading west starting at 11,158' and going down hill to Silverthorn at 9,035', a trip that takes about 8 minutes. At the bottom of the hill I was at 35% battery, driving on I used the battery up, drove up Vail Pass, again back Dow to 0%. Driving down Vail pass to East Vail is 10,662' to 8,022' over 16 minutes where I recharged to 25% So, the question. If my car can recharge itself at that high rate, why can't we charge anywhere near that rate with any type of high speed charger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:34 PM Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 at 11:34 PM The car was not designed to use level 3 (DC) charging. That would require a CHAdeMO connector. The built-in AC charger was designed for a max of 240 volts at 16 amps. Years ago someone started at the top of Pike's Peak with an empty battery and completely filled it on the way down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregjohns Posted May 26, 2017 at 12:37 AM Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 at 12:37 AM Challenge accepted! Timewellspent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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