Is this a limitation of the magic dock adapter? Reason I ask is that I thought Telsas are still operating at 400v or less and they can pull up to 250kWs. What stops our lighting from maxing out?
From the Mach-E forum:
Isn't the official number put out by Ford 150kW that our trucks are limited to? I know some have gone above that, but Ford doesn't even acknowledge it.
Yes, the truck should max out at 150kW, and probably does as far as what makes it in to the battery, but it would be nice to see the charger itself able to deliver a bit higher to account for the losses along the way, which is probably why some people see up to 170 on the 350kW chargers
that makes since, thank you for the detailed answer and numbers.
Just did the trip. Left Goodyear AZ area with 99% and made it to the Circle K chargers in Palm Desert with 20% remaining. Set Bluecruise between 72-74 most of the way. Nice to be able to skip Quartzite but still looking forward to the Tesla superchargers opening up on this route.
I wish I saw your post a day earlier as i’m currently posting this while waiting in line for the Quartzsite chargers. Only 2 of the 4 chargers are working and the line is 8 cars deep as the ones charging are charging to 100%. Definitely gonna take your advice when I come back.
If you must stop, there are two ChargePoint posts in blythe behind the dennys. They max at 60kw but people often either overlook them or don’t use them because of “free charging” incentive they get with EA.
I did not know that, I will definitely look into it. The route from Palm Springs to Buckeye and vice-versa is absolutely hell for EV roadtrips from CA-AZ unless you have a Tesla or Rivian. Thank you for the tip!
Trust me. I feel your pain. I live in Peoria and work in Palm Springs. The charging is absolute crap!
that’s a tough commute. I assume you can’t make it without a charge stop.
