#1 Vehicle Post of the Day

[tjscott0]

EV competitors ZEEKR and NIO sign agreement to share each other's charging...

BYD Commercial Delivery Van for EU market:

BYD's new global electric van looks massive driving on public streets

Kia’s New EV 2 Vehicle:

Here's a closer look at Kia's low-cost EV2 [Video]

300 mile range
price $32K

Kia EV 4 Tesla model 3 competitor
https://insideevs.com/news/761102/kia-ev4-gt-performance/
58.3-kWh or 81.4-kWh battery packs
235 mile range 330 mile range

Tesla charging hurdle.
https://insideevs.com/news/761017/hyundai-ioniq-9-tesla-supercharger/

Tesla chargers are 400 volt. Newer EVs such as Hyundai 9 have an 800volt architecture.
These two voltage levels don’t mesh automatically. So Hyundai built hardware into its vehicles, including the Ioniq 9, that can boost a Supercharger’s 400V connection up to the 800V that its batteries are designed for. Still, that process isn’t as quick as using a native 800V charger. The Ioniq 9 can take in far more juice at higher-voltage non-Tesla plugs.

I assume the 800 volt will become the industry standard. How easy is it to boost Tesla chargers to 800 volt? And how will that cost?
A downside to the rapidly evolving EV, battery technology.

[MarkR]

The newer Tesla Superchargers (V3 and V4) support up to 1000 volts. Not all are being installed with 800 volt charging cables though because very few cars in the USA charge at 800V (Porsche being the first and most notable one). As 800V becomes more common in the USA, they will retrofit the cable side to support it in more and more locations. That kind of retrofit is generally very easy to do. Tesla replaces vandalized chargers all the time, sometimes even in only a day or two. Right now, Tesla only has one vehicle that charges at 800V, but it is a low runner.