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Volkswagen to increase charging speed of 77kWh ID models
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Some key points from the article:
* 77 kWh batteries peak rate bumped from 125 kW to 135 kW. Improves charging time from 5% – 80% by 9 minutes.
* ID 5 GTX 77 kWh battery bumped to 150 kW because it’s using a different battery cell.
* Vehicle to grid will now be available, which requires a special charger. Any energy fed back to the grid during peak hours would be credited to the car owner. Uses algorithms that charge the car at times when the most renewable energy is available.
* They’re still planning to implement Plug and Charge on Ionity, and I presume EA… but nothing about it being in this update.
I’m a bit sad the rumored 170kW isn’t here yet. It would definitely make the ID.4 more competitive against the Ioniq 5 which right now mops the floor with it in charging. If the battery is well-designed it should be able to handle it considering my <50kWh Model 3 can hold 170kW up to 20-25%.
From 125 to 135…Thanks VW…
C’mon, how about bump it to 150?
Side note, a lot of time cars are not even charging close to 100…
29 minutes 5-80% DC fast charging plus V2L is a huge selling point for the ID lineup. From a practical standpoint, that matches Tesla Model 3/Y on a road trip and isn’t that much slower than the Korean E-GMP cars. Mustang Mach-E is lagging pretty badly.