Supercharging uneven: 32 kW at Asheville, ~65 at Lake City
“Asheville gave me about 32 kW for 30 minutes, while Lake City was closer to 65. I'd budgeted for a steady fast rate and that was the mistake.”
Charge rate fell from 34 to 20 kW as the pack got hot
“On my Leaf trip from St. Louis to Chicago I went from 34 kW at the second stop to 20 at the third. After the first fast charge LeafSpy showed the pack hot, and I was doing 70 with the AC on in 90°F+ weather.”
180 kW advertised stall topped out around 66 kW
“The Shell stop in West Branch, MI was advertised at 180 kW and my Mach-E topped out around 66. I'd figured on a quick stop and it turned into a lot longer.”
150 kW stall gave ~70 kW at Tucumcari, NM in the cold
“At Tucumcari, NM a stall rated 150 kW gave me about 70, and I was the only one there. It was cold, so I figured that was the cause.”
Got ~31 kW from a shared unit; session cut off at 80%
“It only gave me about 31 kW, and PlugShare says those units split power between the two stalls. A dealer car was sitting in the other one, and the session cut off at 80%.”
Peaks ~27-28 kW even on 150/350 kW units; stops run ~80 min
“It peaks around 27-28 kW even on the 150 and 350 kW units, and I've watched other Bolts next to me pull close to 49. A stop I'd figured at 40 minutes has been running closer to 80 for me.”
ABRP predicted 7% at Primm; arrived at 6% with 19 miles
“ABRP on conservative settings had my Model 3 reaching Primm at 7% and I stressed the whole way. It ended up at 6% with 19 miles, mostly downhill regen.”
Overheated on 2nd charge; slow mode stretched every stop
“Summer trip in a 40 kWh Leaf, and on the second charge it overheated and dropped into slow mode, so every stop after that took far longer than planned.”