Oleksiy said:4.1 kg/kWh at a pack level may mean that the current 33 kWh pack could be replaced with a 65 kWh one of the same weight. That's about 250 miles of EPA-rated range in case the usable capacity is 60 kWh
jadnashuanh said:One thing to consider on a large battery is your charging time...unless the on-board charging is made larger, from 'dead', something this large would take probably in the order of 16-18 hours to recharge the battery with an EVSE. Now, if you have access to a CCS unit, over two hours. Newer vehicles will be taking advantage of the 150-350Kwhr CCS units just now starting to show up. Considering many places don't have many 50Kwhr units...the utility of a much larger battery somewhat becomes problematic. Sort of the cart before the horse?
theothertom said:Well.....9.3 hours to charge a 60KW battery. 100KW is 66% more than 60, so maybe it would take 1.66x 9.3 hours, or about 15.5 hours to charge a 100KW battery. Not too far off Jim's estimate.
viking79 said:Tesla, already have suitable infrastructure for long distance travel unless you are in North Dakota. Electrify America plan seems good for CCS (similar plan as Tesla SC).
ted99 said:The PHEV will probably be the 2020 X5 45e with 50 mi electric range.
You might be a bit disappointed to learn that the 50 mile range stated for the X5 xDrive45e is based on the unrealistic NEDC protocol as discussed in this article. The estimated E.P.A. electric range would be ~30 miles which is much lower that your 2014 i3. Nevertheless, this is much improved from the 19 mile NEDC electric range of the current X5 xDrive40e.ted99 said:That X5 45e is really interesting. Almost as much range as my 2014 i3.
ted99 said:I'll be replacing my two PHEV BMW's in 2 years. I'll do one PHEV and one all-electric. The PHEV will probably be the 2020 X5 45e with 50 mi electric range. That will satisfy all my local driving in full electric with daily charging, and I'll still have an ICE for long trips. I just completed a 6000 mile road trip in the X5 and it returned 35 MPG with no charging en route. The charging infrastructure could never have supported this trip in 14 days in an all-electric car. I'm hoping the iNext will be available in 11/2020 when my second car's lease ends. I'll get it. If not, I'll look for a used 2017 i3 as a "gap" car.
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