Recently, Tesla claimed the top three spots in the CAR \& DRIVER “EV 1000” competition, with the Model S Long Range Plus, Model Y Performance, and Model 3 Performance. Musk expressed his satisfaction with this performance and mentioned that the new Model S does indeed have longer range and faster charging, but the other two models in this test should have used the long-range versions, as the Performance versions are responsible for top speed and handling fun. The fact that the Performance versions achieved such impressive results in terms of range and charging speed shows Musk’s confidence in their own products.
In addition, Musk revealed at the end of the comment: A new supercharging station is about to upgrade from 250 kW to 300 kW. This will give Tesla a new lead in the field of energy supplementation.
Currently, the maximum charging power of V3 supercharging stations is 250 kW. Garage previously conducted a V3 supercharging test, during which a long-range rear-wheel drive Model 3 was charged from 10% to 90% in 35 minutes, and the maximum charging power during the actual charging process was 245 kW.
In the domestic market, new forces are also offering their own solutions in the field of supercharging. NIO’s current supercharging station has a maximum power of 180 kW, and Jinko recently released its own charging data, with a maximum power of up to 220 kW. Undoubtedly, everyone’s fast charging speed is constantly approaching the industry benchmark Tesla.
With the continuous improvement of the capacity of power batteries, 100 kWh battery packs are now not uncommon in the market. In addition, as major car companies continue to launch 800 V architectures, the importance of V3 supercharging stations to electric vehicles can be truly reflected. By then, as the range increases and the charging speed catches up, I believe the range anxiety of electric cars will also be forgotten.
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