They Don't Work In The Cold...
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Cited in EV threads as evidence that public fast-charging reliability suffers in cold temperatures.
What it is
Kyle Conner of Out of Spec Reviews finds that new Electrify America chargers co-developed with BTC fail in cold weather, then checks ChargePoint, EVgo and other EA stations during a cold snap.
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What Hacker News said
Cites judge2020 · 2022-12 · on “The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter”
This is right after some Electrify America co-produced/co-designed stations didn't work in the cold, with his hypothesis being the voltage leak detection system within the charger breaking and thus not allowing current to flow: [this video]
Cites toomuchtodo · 2022-12 · on “Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Doubting EV-Only Future”
When you’re behind, it’s easier to sling mud then catch up, especially when you’re a conservative multinational without recent experience swinging for the fences (to give credit due, Toyota’s hybrid synergy drive was the result of their fear of US emissions standards decades ago). Tesla spent $1B on their global Supercharger network. Does Toyota not have $1B to invest? Their market cap is $226B, so clearly this isn’t the case. Get building y’all. You just need a charger team to identify locations, coordinate plans and permits with the local AHJ (authority having jurisdiction), and to engage local electrical contractors to receive the equipment and install. Every Toyota dealer is a possible l
Critical darknavi · 2023-01 · on “Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm”
In the US at least their charging network is top tier. EA is rolling out pretty wide with US highways but most non-Tesla Supercharger site's reliability is laughable right now. To the point where they simply don't work when it's cold outside [0]. We (US) really need more competition in this space. 0: [this video]
Critical cavisne · 2023-06 · on “GM to use Tesla charging network, joining Ford”
Maybe because they have actually used an electric car? CCS is not fit for purpose, even more so the CCS chargers. [this video] They are absolute garbage hardware with a clunky, fragile connector. And the only company deploying them at scale is doing so because they (VW) were forced to when settling Dieselgate.