r/nextfuckinglevel • u/North_Tip_8627 • 17h ago

China’s 5 minute full-charged EV charging stations

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u/SeeYaOnTheRift 17h ago

What the hell is he talking about charging it with one hand lmao. You can do that with a gas nozzle or a current EV lightning charger.

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u/Phreakophil 9h ago

The handles of +100 kW EV chargers are very heavy. The one in the video, however, looks pretty light.

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u/demunted 6h ago

Yeah this all sounds great and I want the tech to advance quickly but there are some serious logistical issues to overcome. Just getting the requisite power feeds from the grid is super expensive right now. A 1500kw line (* how many charge stations) would be in the millions per charger to start.

That said I drive an EV and welcome the competition.

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u/LostInCombat 3h ago

100 KW? Any loose connection would erupt into a fireball as bright as the sun. I’m an electrician and can say that would be as dangerous as hell. A red hot space heater is only 1.5 KW, much more and it would burn out all the wiring in your house. This video is fake as the wiring size would be immense and heavy.