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Old 09-15-2015, 08:05 AM   #3 (permalink)
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That is what the 800 Volt is for, the higher the voltage the more power you can deliver with the same amps. Otherwise the charge cable gets too thick to handle.

Two hours of driving fast on the Autobahn, then a 15 minute charging break, then 2 hours of hard driving again gets you from Hamburg to München in one afternoon. You can't do that much faster in any other car. Even Tesla cannot match this.
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