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Originally Posted by petrolhead.
How can they do a review of a new EV and NOT talk about charging speed? Going on about how in a few years the infotainment might not look so fresh any more…the biggest questionmark on this car is the maximum charging speed and how long it can sustain a high charging rate even under less ideal conditions. People want to eventually reach their destination, don't they?
The closest competition to the i40 would be the KIA EV6 - which charges considerably faster being an 800V system.
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Looking at the real numbers from tests with 350kw chargers that supports 800v on 800v cars tells a different story. Im not able to explain it from my back of the head knowledge but in the real world the effect of 800v vs 400v is minimal to non existant. The charging speed falls so quick it makes close to zero difference in charging time. You get 3 minutes of high kw charging then it drops like a rock, sometimes even lower than the 400v cars..