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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I was thinking about this, and the bigger the vehicle, the less useful it is for long distances.
"Plug into a 150-kW DC fast charger and the battery can fill from 15 to 80 percent charge in just 41 minutes, gaining as much as 54 miles in 10 minutes. With the extended-range battery and dual-charger plugged into an 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro charger, the system can take the battery from 15 to 100 percent charge in 8 hours, or roughly 30 miles per hour of charging."
With a max range of 300 miles, and towing losses in the 30-50% range, with 40 minutes to get 65% more charge, how far can you really go on camping trip?
It kinda feels like, given the limited supply of batteries, this would be better used on small vehicles, and use hydrogen on large ones. Has anyone tried for a hydrogen pickup? The storage tank issue would be less of a problem than in a car.
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They are already working on charging systems for large trucks that can charge at 800 kW, or even more than a megawatt.