The second-generation Blade battery can charge from 10-70% in just about five minutes and from 10-97% in under 10 minutes. More impressively, the company showcased the battery charging flawlessly from 20-97% at -22°F (-30°C) in just about 12 minutes, only around three minutes slower than it charges in normal temperatures.
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The EV was plugged in at 9% state of charge with 93 kilometers of range (57 miles). In 9 minutes and 51 seconds, it charged up to 97% with the range prediction in their gauge cluster displaying 1,008 kilometers (626 miles). This is likely calibrated for the China Light-Duty Test Cycle (CLTC), which tends to be more optimistic than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test cycle in the U.S.
Still, these charging speeds are way faster than the 20-40 minute charging stops on the latest EVs in the U.S. The new BYD EVs can basically recharge in nearly the same time it takes to refill a gas car. Even the new 1,500 kilowatt (1.5 megawatt) Flash charging stations are arranged like a traditional gas station for cars to quickly drive in and drive out.
xenomor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There is no incentive for US companies to improve their products when they are protected from market forces by import restrictions.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
What US companies? Only three remain (GM, Ford, Tesla) and they make up a fraction of sales here in the US. The Chinese government is dumping truckloads of money into subsidies and development, control nearly all rare earth minerals, and don’t shy away from environmental disasters and human rights abuses which is why they’re the only nation on the planet that’s able to develop this rapidly and sell their vehicles for way less than anyone else on the planet. Once they control everything you can kiss those low prices and rapid development goodbye, but you’ll still buy from them because nobody else will be left standing.
xenomor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If all that is true, then the US should subsidize US ev’s to the point where they are price competitive and open the market to competition where US manufacturers can market against the environmental and human right issues with their Chinese competitors. That would put competitive pressure on Chinese manufacturers to clean up their supply chains and consumers worldwide would benefit.
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
A loss of overall competitiveness of the local companies is actually a well known and studied problem with using tariffs and import restrictions to protects said local companies.
So any competent government which desires for their local companies to survive and prosper will seek different ways to strengthen then which don’t suffer from that problem. The Chinese government is doing just that, the US government is not.
PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I really think the fact that China controls the vast majority of the rare earths is grossly understated when discussing the explosion of electric vehicles there. The US recently discovered a huge volcanic lithium deposit, but I suspect that there’s a lot of gallium going into the Chinese batteries that the US just doesn’t have access to.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Maybe stop selling garbage?
Don’t forget Dodge, speaking of garbage…
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They’re fully in thrall to market forces. Those forces simply dictate that they lobby for protected markets. It’s far cheaper to buy off a lobbyist than to build a cutting edge battery factory
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
“Burning the future of the company for extra personal upsides in the short term” is pretty much modern management strategy summarized in one sentence.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
seems like western countries are rolling back ev development in favor of gas/ice cars.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Good. It will hasten their long overdue demise.
liquidsht@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
You do realise China also have very high tariffs? And pump hundreds of billions dollars in incentives into their industries.
xenomor@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes, of course. A larger point that I’ve tried to make is that when China interferes with the market, they do it in a way that improves Chinese products, lowers prices for consumers. Conversely, when the US interferes with the market they increase prices, reduce consumer options, and reduces the quality of products.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
you saying the US government does not hand out billions to Detroit at the Federal and state levels?