Thanks for sharing your visit! Yes, for the Blazer EV, these stations should be mostly the same as the Superchargers, though they shouldn't derate nearly as much as the Superchargers when the station is full or you're splitting power. The Blazer EV's CCS1 socket is limited to 500 A, so it is the bottleneck in terms of charging speed. I have a feeling the battery might be able to accept more (my guess is 600 A peak for the 3P Ultium packs -- essentially 2 C), but we'll have to wait until they have native J3400 sockets to verify that.
I’ve seen this station on PlugShare an it looked amazing in photos. I loved to be able to see it in video form. Once they finish that “New Horizons” refurbishment it will be one of the nicest around. Thx for the video. I enjoyed watching
It is a thermal limit, and is just temporary and varies how much it drops and at what % (not always 59%). It runs hard for 20 min or so then does that. Time to leave. It is not great for fast charging but passible.
In Iowa we don't have many EVGo/Flying J sites (this is the only one currently, but more coming). You will like Autocharge once you have that setup (works great). Having only 2 dispensers on a site highlights the the fact the when one is down, the site is at only 50% capacity instantly.
I am hoping that more will be coming to the area as EV adoption increases. I agree it can be frustrating when half the chargers at a site are out of service. Seems like 4 standalone chargers should be minimum.
@@cyberzevThat's the beauty of Supercharger sites. The vast majority have a minimum of 8 stalls, with 12 to 16 being the normal for newer sites. And of course, with super busy corridors having 40 or 48 or even over 80 stalls with solar canopies and battery megapacks. One site going up now will have close to 200 stalls and will have its own solar farm next to it with 30 megawatts of battery storage.
I also have an EV6. I am well aware of how fast they charge on 800V class chargers. The limit here is current, but as you say, higher voltage reduces the current.
The aronic thing is that the Chevy EV trucks with 800V charging can do over 350kW to 50%. This is just GM being GM and holding back to sell more models later with better charging.
Thanks for sharing your visit! Yes, for the Blazer EV, these stations should be mostly the same as the Superchargers, though they shouldn't derate nearly as much as the Superchargers when the station is full or you're splitting power. The Blazer EV's CCS1 socket is limited to 500 A, so it is the bottleneck in terms of charging speed. I have a feeling the battery might be able to accept more (my guess is 600 A peak for the 3P Ultium packs -- essentially 2 C), but we'll have to wait until they have native J3400 sockets to verify that.
I’ve seen this station on PlugShare an it looked amazing in photos. I loved to be able to see it in video form. Once they finish that “New Horizons” refurbishment it will be one of the nicest around. Thx for the video. I enjoyed watching
Another winning P-FJ location. Hope you get some charging discounts for your Blazer EV via the GM Energy connection soon. Thanks for the look around.
34kW at 59% !!! That's brutal. The voltage sucks on those cars. I thought it was bad on my Mach E but that's even worse.
It is a thermal limit, and is just temporary and varies how much it drops and at what % (not always 59%). It runs hard for 20 min or so then does that. Time to leave. It is not great for fast charging but passible.
@ I watched your 10-80% as well on a Tesla supercharger. Thanks for those informative videos.
@ABrider-f1c I am glad they were helpful, thank you!
In Iowa we don't have many EVGo/Flying J sites (this is the only one currently, but more coming).
You will like Autocharge once you have that setup (works great).
Having only 2 dispensers on a site highlights the the fact the when one is down, the site is at only 50% capacity instantly.
I am hoping that more will be coming to the area as EV adoption increases. I agree it can be frustrating when half the chargers at a site are out of service. Seems like 4 standalone chargers should be minimum.
@@cyberzevThat's the beauty of Supercharger sites. The vast majority have a minimum of 8 stalls, with 12 to 16 being the normal for newer sites. And of course, with super busy corridors having 40 or 48 or even over 80 stalls with solar canopies and battery megapacks. One site going up now will have close to 200 stalls and will have its own solar farm next to it with 30 megawatts of battery storage.
@junehanzawa5165 yes, one of my favorite features of Tesla Superchargers
This station is already broken with both chargers off-line. Let's see how long to get it back.
All the infrastructure for only 4 chargers? Tesla installs
Superchargers on existing parking lots, sometimes 16 of them at a time.
only 150kw, charging curve is not great
It is not, but if you leave after 15-20 min, it can maintain a pretty high average.
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Your limited by your low voltage of the pack. Try a eGMP 800v vehicle, you'll get a lot more than 150kw.
I also have an EV6. I am well aware of how fast they charge on 800V class chargers. The limit here is current, but as you say, higher voltage reduces the current.
The aronic thing is that the Chevy EV trucks with 800V charging can do over 350kW to 50%. This is just GM being GM and holding back to sell more models later with better charging.
@junehanzawa5165 yes, keep GMs cost down. I bought my Blazer EV used for a great price, but charging performance is pretty bad for the new price.