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August 19, 2020 05:05 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/19/21375308/lucid-motors-air-ev-charging-time-miles-minutes
Lucid Motors boasts it will have the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Lucid Motors announced that its forthcoming all-electric sedan, the Lucid Air, will be the “fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered.” The company claims the Air will have the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute — which translates to 300 miles in about 20 minutes.
This charging time is possible by using a 900-volt charger with a peak charging rate of over 300 kW. By comparison, Tesla’s V3 Supercharger can pump out 250 kW, which comes out to around 15 miles per minute of charge.
Lucid is teaming up with Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, to build a network of fast chargers like this. These chargers, which will use Combined Charging System standard...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/19/21375308/lucid-motors-air-ev-charging-time-miles-minutes
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