[23iPace]

We’ve had our 2020 ipace for a couple months now, and have our first road trip coming up soon.

Having never dc fast charged before, I thought it would be a good idea to drive to my local Electrify America and make sure the dc fast charging sockets are all working etc.

Well - everything worked, but for the 5.5 minutes I spent there, the charging speed stayed below 19kw. This was a 350kw charger at my local Target with about 6 stations, all 6 of which were in use (not sure if that’s a factor). The total cost for this charging session was 43 cents (1.505kw in 5min 20sec), which probably gives you an idea of just how little charging actually happened.

anyway - my question is … what can I realistically expect on a road trip? I know the ipace doesn’t charge as fast as some of the newer offerings, but please tell me I can expect better than 20kw when road tripping?

and do people generally have better experiences with EA, EVGo, chargepoint, etc?

thanks all for the help

 

[23iPace]

What was your initial mileage available, when you started the charge? The 100kwh charging capabilty is usually only available with a car that has a low charge.

I was around 46% SoC believe l. I’d understand not getting the full 100, but I sincerely hope I can expect a lot better than 19, otherwise this road trip will be a nightmare.

 

[23iPace]

Up to 102kW for a period of time if SOC is low. Tapers down to about 80kW from about 35-80% SOC. Tapers down from there. All of those figures are for a warm battery (about 65-80F). Rates will vary outside the sweet spot.

If the battery is cold, some energy will go to heating it. If the battery is hot (summer months) some energy will go to cooling it. You can expect low battery charging rates until temperatures are acceptable for a higher rate.

I suspect the battery was cold in your test.

that makes sense thank you! Yes today was about 39 degrees F. But - I had been driving the car for about 45 minutes before starting the charge. Wouldn’t that have warmed the battery some?

and are the charging speeds you described (100 kw below 35% and 80kw from 35-80%) theoretical or realistic to expect in real life?

thanks!

 

[23iPace]

Thanks!

 

[23iPace]

In the last couple of months I've driven up to Syracuse NY in sub freezing temps a few times. I always stop in Binghamton at one of the EA sites there. Routinely I see peak charging rates of 70-90kW when starting from 10-15%.
The battery will warm while driving normally at highway speed, albeit not to optimal temps.

thanks for the info! 90kw from 10% SoC is great. Like I said, this was my first dc fast charging experience - sounds like it may have been charger issue and not an ipace issue.

What charging rates do you typically see as SoC increases?

 

[23iPace]

Interesting. Does anyone know what the latest software version available is? My car shows TCU 20.2 and battery energy control system br-aaj-be-ae-be