800v is not currently being used by any V4 chargers in the wild. That’s because they don’t have the cabinets in production yet (starting up real soon in early production). So they are being powered by V3 cabinets. We know the main specs on V4 cabinets… 1000v 1200amps.
Both ways??? And I'm saying the current Superchargers use 400V, future V4 post+V4 cabinet would be 800V.
Are you saing that on a long road trip it would be quicker to charge at 10, up to 50, get on the raod, and repeat, is quicker than charge at 15, up to 80, get on the road, and repeat. Not a dig, just trying to learn. Thanks!
It will always be situation dependant, because there are a ton of factors that go into how fast you can charge and how far you can make it on that charge. Wind direction, temperature, elevation, etc.
Arriving to the next charger with a lower % will almost always give you a few minutes back total on your trip. I have been long distance traveling for >5 years in a Tesla, and I almost always unplug from a supercharger when the estimator says I will reach the next charging station at 15%. I expand that out to 20% during the cold winter months for extra insurance.
Yup. I have a trip coming up and I will! Are you saying that while charging I can look at my screen and it will indicate the % i will have when I reach the next station, and that updates in real time as I am charging. If so, that's pretty handy.Arriving to the next charger with a lower % will almost always give you a few minutes back total on your trip. I have been long distance traveling for >5 years in a Tesla, and I almost always unplug from a supercharger when the estimator says I will reach the next charging station at 15%. I expand that out to 20% during the cold winter months for extra insurance.
You could go lower and probably be fine, but I leave a buffer to cover the unaccounted for delay or re-route and for better mitigation for long term battery degradation. And you would be saving 5 mins or less by dropping it lower. But the great thing is you can experiment on your own to see your real world results too
Yep, and it alerts you when you have enough charge to make it to the next stop. While charging, you can mess with the nav and test further charge stops.
Absolutely. Look at the time it take to go from 10-15% and the time from 50-80%, or more equivalent, 50-55%.
Interesting, I just charged at a V4 pedestal in Orlando and it has a relatively new cabinet with V4 multi-connector, really thick cords.Both ways??? And I'm saying the current Superchargers use 400V, future V4 post+V4 cabinet would be 800V.
Current setup aka V4 aka V3.5.
A V4 post can handle (pass) 1000V and apparently over 800A.
A V3 cabinet can output 500V and apparently over 800A.
In the future:
A V4 cabinet will output upwards of 1000V and ??? Amps.
