Reply To: Hyundai Kona EV Two long trips on one week

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Rene
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    Uhm, are 320kw chargers more expensive than “normal” chargers?

    Because, to be clear, your car can only charge with 100kw maximum. There’s no difference between using 100kw, 150kw or 320kw – it’s not faster (but maybe more expensive?), the car limits the charge to 100kw regardless of output of the charger.

    If i misunderstood, i’m sorry (maybe there wasn’t a normal charger available or something?), in that case my bad. In general though, 100kw charge is the maximum for a Kona Electric. I in fact don’t even know out of the top of my head what widely available car can charge at 320kw. Even a Porsche Taycan (with a 92kwh battery) can only charge at 225kw?

    edit: and even the 100kw are only up to 80%, from there it gradually becomes slower as it slows charging and increases balancing of the cells.

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