The tech which can charge an electric car in 10 minutes

It's here, it's fast, and when batteries catch up to it, road trips will be a piece of cake!

links 'n stuff:

Aging Wheels' Road Trip Video (Featuring ME!)

The EV Charging Glossary (which is more of a beginner's guide now)

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[TechnologyConnections]

THERE HAS BEEN SOME NEWS. CCS is probably dead. I made a video which you can watch.
None of the fundamentals to this video have changed, and in fact the technology is simply being ported to a new... port. But yeah, things are moving fast, so just keep that in mind!

[rvamark]

As an engineer for 43 years, I must say that I LOVE standards because there are SO MANY OF THEM TO CHOOSE FROM!!!

[Robert_DROP_TABLE_students--]

"And we can see how the charging equipment in this car works, trough the magic of buying two of them"

[geeshta]

Legends say that adding RGB strips to those liquid cooled cables would result in 69% charge speed increase

[mikefadie]

I work in the charging industry and this is one of the best I've seen explaining how they operate and some of the technical reasons behind it. Really good job!

[MeriaDuck]

The fact you can pump in 350kW into something and that something doesn't go up in flames is insane in its own right.

[agingwheels]

Such an excellent explanation. My version of this trip was barely more than an experience vlog

[TechnologyConnections]

Hi! There has been news. In May of 2023, Ford signaled their intent to switch to Tesla's connector beginning with cars made in 2025. Assuming they go through with the decision, that will make the charging landscape somewhat more fractured - but CCS networks have a sucky reputation right now, and I honestly can't blame Ford for wanting to sidestep that. Still, I have very mixed feelings about it.
Time will tell what this means for charging moving forward, and on account of me not seeing this coming, I won't bother making any other predictions.

[flinteastwood]

I typically only breathe slightly harder out of my nose when seeing a very funny bit in a video or meme (when alone) but that transition from the car to the desk with your sunglasses and hair from the car and then the audible disgust absolutely sent me. I even made noise when I laughed. Thank you for what you do!

[MattsAwesomeStuff]

A suggestion: When listing off numbers, and comparing them, do it visually. If you want to show X kilowatts vs Y kilowatts, show a small bar graph, so it's visually comparable, rather than only numerically comparable.

[Xanthelei]

I've always explained the charger port thing as "Tesla is the Apple of the EV world." People get that pretty much instantly. Not sure if that says more about Tesla or Apple tbh!

[Blade-hfpo]

I just realized why I keep coming back to these videos at random, the tangents this guy goes through are Really entertaining to me.

[benbaselet]

One super good feature of home charging is that you are using the power mainly during the night when there is most spare generation capacity available anyways.

[billruss]

I have a "charger" that plugs into my dryer outlet. It has an adjustable-rate output of 8, 10, 13, or 16 amps. Using the 8 amp output I am able to change off my solar panels without overloading my inverter. It has the added benefit of a slower charge which is easy on the batteries!

[reddonut]

0:32 Why did you put so much dedication into this 3 second joke😭

[newtome-jessegates]

Me and my buddies were just talking about this yesterday and I made the point that: yes driving from one place to another non-stop is cool, but stopping to rest, while you charge in this case, is significantly better and safer for you. Grabbing food and a drink, stretching your legs, getting some rest are highlights of the traditional American road-trip!

[lustfulvengance]

Two things alot of people don't realize and or take for granted:

350Kw is a ridiculous amount of energy! Go look at what a 350Kw diesel generator looks like... It's HUGE.
When you fill up your gas tank or even more so a diesel truck with diesel fuel you're pumping WAYYY more stored chemical energy into it but you can only use 30ish percent of it....
Food for thought 🙂

[JACKxTHExRIPPER]

I love how whenever I bring up electric cars to my parents or in laws, suddenly everyone is taking a cross country road trip every weekend. My mother in law (who doesn’t drive) said “well what if you wanted to go to Sudbury?” Which is about 350km away.
A short google and I just said ‘yup. Can make it on one charge.’

[robertbell]

One of the most wonderful things about moving south and away from Chicago is no wind. You don't appreciate it until you experience it. Sunny and 45° and you can wear a long sleeve shirt, not dress for the Arctic. You can have a picnic and your food does not blow away. You can put out your trash and it doesn't end up all over the neighborhood. It's life altering.

[lazyfarmer]

Your ending statement about the grid expanding with demand was spot on. Your update in the middle made me trust you even more.