Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Studios, not too long ago carried out a charging check on Tesla’s Cybertruck to get the quickest charging price potential.
The Cybertruck can obtain charging speeds as much as 330kW when related to Electrify America chargers, ranging from a 5% state of cost, as proven on a video from yesterday. Remarkably, this excessive price of charging was achieved with out preconditioning (heating) the battery, which is usually completed to optimize charging effectivity. I don’t suppose we’ve ever seen a Tesla automobile cost this quick.
Usually while you set a Supercharger as your vacation spot, the automotive will robotically preheat the battery for the quickest charging potential. However this doesn’t occur while you navigate to a third-party charging community (you possibly can “fake” to be heading to a close-by Supercharger to pressure preconditioning).
Through the check, Conner noticed a charging present of as much as 430A after activating the Cybertruck’s Service Mode (it allows you to see specs and stats not made obtainable for normal prospects).
He identified that the present Supercharger community, which predominantly consists of V3 Superchargers with a most charging price of 250kW, can’t help the excessive voltage required for optimum Cybertruck charging and the latter’s 123kW pack. He additionally mentioned the cost curve was “horrible”.
Tesla must speed up the deployment of its next-gen V4 Superchargers, that are anticipated to help greater charging charges crucial for the Cybertruck. Presently, the usage of an adapter not rated for 1,000 volts is required to realize these greater charging speeds at non-Tesla charging stations says Conner, who disclosed he was solely doing this as a check to see what speeds he may hit whereas at Electrify America.
Try his video beneath:
Cybertruck charging at 330kW pic.twitter.com/2OSz6gEyCf
— Kyle Conner (@itskyleconner) April 2, 2024