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Charging curve on EVGO 350KW charger

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Yeah seems like 65% is about the magic number. I will stay in that 200-300 range to 65% and then the drop off starts pretty quickly. The issue is 65% on the highway in my E1SUV is really only about 160 miles, so maybe like two hours of driving then you are stopping again to charge (depending on if there are enough EV chargers along your route to even get this optimal).
 
Biggest issue the Hummer is going to face is just the shear battery size. 200+ kWh compared to 75 on a model 3, 100kWh on a Model X, or 125 on the Cybertruck. It will always be a very impractical vehicle for long distance driving. You can of course make it work, but it's going to take a lot of time charging.
 
I tried fast DC charging at EVGo , I was able to add 100 miles in 10 minutes and it was below 260kw so I am hoping at super charger it can go upto 350kw and would charger way faster .
The first 100 miles if you are low fills up fairly quickly, it’s after that it slows down. And the idea of stopping every 100 miles to charge is suboptimal lol.