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Originally Posted by exxxviii
I probably should have clarified a little... I think most of the CCS DCFCs are 800+ volt. But few of them are high current. So, there are not that many 800V chargers in the wild capable at charging to the potential of an 800V battery.
However, with the transition to NACS and Superchargers, charging an 800V car on a V3 Supercharger is pretty terrible. That is why I think 400V is a little better all around for the next few years, until we have more V4 Superchargers and more 350 kW non-Tesla chargers in the wild.
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Even the e-GMP platforms can pull low 200kW off all those chargers and do so across the curve. Those e-GMP cars are 800v and limited to about 350amp which almost all CCS1 DCFC dispensers support. My own first hand experience in the North East, South East and South West with 800v cars has been great as far as 800v support goes. I have no doubt that the SC network experience would suck with one of those cars but there is certainly a benefit to owning an 800v car even today. I wouldn't trade an 800v car for a 400v car just to be able to use the SC network at some point in the next year.