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nneonneoyesterday at 1:21 PM1 replyview on HN

Based on the figures here, they’re claiming around 400 miles of range added in 300 seconds (60% of the full 677 mile range); contrast this with around 100 seconds for a typical gas pump (8 gal/min) and typical efficiency (30 mpg). It suggests that you’d need around 5MW chargers to truly get to the speed of a gas pump.

On the other hand, 5 minutes is already a huge improvement over 15-30 minutes, and it’s fast enough to remove much of the friction of recharging an EV.

Really wish this kind of tech would come to North America…


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_fizz_buzz_yesterday at 1:31 PM

5mins is really as good as it has to be. Almost everyone needs a bathroom break or gets a drink/snack after 400miles.

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