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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Look - quick charging does not noticeably harm the battery.
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Where's the evidence of that? Charging creates heat, because the process is not perfectly efficient. (Basic chemistry/thermodynamics, no?) Charge faster, you create at least the same total amount of heat, and probably more because resistance increases with temperature. And in fact there is research showing such degradation in lithium batteries, for instance these:
Effect of Temperature on the Aging rate of Li Ion Battery Operating above Room Temperature : Scientific Reports BU-502: Discharging at High and Low Temperatures – Battery University
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What "hype" about wireless charging are you referring to?
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About 12 million hits on Google worth of hype :-)
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And what does wireless charging have to do with battery degradation and/or quick charging? I fail to see why you brought it up.
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Because it's another example of how EVs
can be used wastefully.
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You keep reminding us that you need the range tat we will be getting in about 2 months, with the Chevy Bolt EV. We've got it.
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No, we don't have it. We may get it in a few months (if GM has been honest with us), but that doesn't apply when we're discussing things we can go out and buy today.
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If you can't drive an EV because they don't meet your needs - and you are NOT DRIVING an EV - then that is NOT "range anxiety".
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No, it's the
reason I'm not driving an EV. (Or one of them: I freely admit that I'm rather reluctant to spend upwards of $30K on a vehicle, and really don't want to deal with 'infotainment' systems or controls run by touch screens.)