350 kW supercharges are on the horizon. Elon Musk is hearing the competition and has said he plans to install a Tesla
V 3.0 supercharger with 350kW capacity. It is said that a 90 kW battery can charge from empty to 80% in 15 minutes.
I have one question.
If I remember high school chemistry and thermodynamics right, pumping in 350 kW of electrical energy into a battery is going to create a hell of a lot of heat. What is the strategy for compensating for this? I know that EV batteries have cooling systems, but I doubt if they were designed for cooling a 350kW infusion of energy.
Any thoughts on this?
I don't want to upgrade to a DC fast charger if one of these monsters might severely reduce the life of my Rav4 EV battery.
V 3.0 supercharger with 350kW capacity. It is said that a 90 kW battery can charge from empty to 80% in 15 minutes.
I have one question.
If I remember high school chemistry and thermodynamics right, pumping in 350 kW of electrical energy into a battery is going to create a hell of a lot of heat. What is the strategy for compensating for this? I know that EV batteries have cooling systems, but I doubt if they were designed for cooling a 350kW infusion of energy.
Any thoughts on this?
I don't want to upgrade to a DC fast charger if one of these monsters might severely reduce the life of my Rav4 EV battery.