We Speed Tested The World's FASTEST Electric Car Charger!

What if a charge stop could be as quick as stopping for petrol? It may not be a pipe dream - in fact, the latest chargers coming out of China suggest that that may be our reality very soon. Elliot gets hands on with the fastest charger of them all, courtesy of GAC Aion and its charming family EV, the Y.
00:00 Like stopping for petrol!
00:56 A very special battery
2:16 Time for a charge
5:08 The implications
6:16 What about the car?
10:20 The bottom line
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[@Juleye]

This video is 11 minutes long, it would have been fun if they started the video with him beginning the charge, and then they have the charge progress running on the side as they continue the video just for a tangible example of how quick it really takes.

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Too distracting I think but interesting to see .

[@JonathanMorris777]

Oppo did that for a mobile phone (Find X2 Pro) that got 65W fast charging and got from 0-100% in around 34 minutes (I forget what exactly) by having their press launch take that exact time with a meter on screen.

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

@R.Jack Missed opportunity that someone will steal, since your idea was ... BRILLIANT.

[@ChristianrnstrupRasmussen]

Show it don’t Tell it.

[@mahoney439]

You have no idea on how difficult shooting a video is, are you?

[@NeilBlanchard]

Once folks get to driving an EV, they will realize how few times that they need to use fast charging. But, of course having it is a *very* good thing.

[@RyanWilliams222]

Yeah, it’s something you rarely need-at least for people who have a place to charge overnight-but when you need it, you REALLY need it.

[@slayergut]

In cities where majority of the population stay in apartments.. it’s a bit different..

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

@@RyanWilliams222 to be honest, it is almost never really needed for personal use. Daily use you can charge at home, and for long road trips taking a 15 - 30 min coffee and bathroom break is fine. The biggest area where I can see this being actually an important factor is public transit and commercial transportation. An electric bus charging at the final bus stop for example, where they usually wait a short while anyways. This could enable electric busses without overhead power lines and no real charging downtime

[@qilu2004]

exactly. I live in a condo in a mega city and I have used commercial fast chargers no more than 10 minutes in the 20 months of cureent bev ownership.

[@NeilBlanchard]

@@slayergut If you own a car, then it needs a parking spot - and there can/should be charging available there. That is easier/cheaper than fast chargers. Cars spend most of their time parked - so quick charging should only be *required* for longer trips.

[@thelaserhive3368]

Quite incredible. Not just the fast charging, but also the huge ranges and low prices. Surely this will be the breakthrough we all need.

[@Bob-qz5yj]

If it can make it out of china

[@ashton9699]

Keep in mind NEDC range is wildly optimistic, take it with a container of salt more than a pinch. Their claimed "435 miles" is going to be more like 250 miles if you were to do real world driving and the car was in North America. Still really good especially for the price, but it really is a wonder why they haven't moved on from the grossly inflated NEDC numbers.

[@whatsstefon]

The other breakthrough will be the purchase price of car being comparable to current ICE priced cars.

[@joost3732]

curious what safety standard comes with these prices

[@gregorygreg4263]

If any of you think that the price will be comparable in the UK stop now it will be at least £30000 for the short range version. We are always over taxed and pay more for a product. The Chinese want to make as much profit as they can they only need to undercut the European cars by say £5000 and they will sell bucket loads. The VW id3 started at £29000 when it was launched now it £36000 and this was touted as the people's car. C Your current best bet is MG for a £26000 and that is the short range version of MG4 SE. Spec.

[@JamesScholesUK]

When you can charge the car in less time than the video takes to watch

[@TheJ1s]

That's what I was thinking.

[@kennshearer526]

According to my iPad this video is over 11 mins in length so given the new battery technology we will be there in a few months. Get your check book out 😆

[@h8GW]

I'm assuming you haven't acclimated yourself to 2x speed yet.

[@anekinoo7]

Its called video editing. Also he charge from 29% to 80. It took 10 mins. 80-100 its even longer.

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@666neloangelo666]

the AION Y is really a great (and actually not so little) car. Bought one here in Guangzhou earlier this year and very happy with it. especially the leg space in the back row is fantastic for a more compact car. not even considering the price, absolutely amazing, comfortable to drive with plenty little features.

[@Pierre-Model3-TDi]

Can you speak about electricity comsumption of this electric car?

[@Athrunwong]

Damn…those engineers working behind those tech have my respect. It evolved so fast.

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@davidmorse6290]

“Just wait 30s for the fan to warm up; then I’ll starts the stopwatch” Otherwise very impressive. And you don’t need to wait by the pump, holding the trigger!

[@christianvanderstap6257]

99% of the time it is "plug in and walk inside" the other 1% is basically charge at destination. With 2 or so quick charge sessions per year,.where I only charge enough to get home, about 30min or so. Btw, I can only charge up to 43kW anyway at quick charge (but 22kW at lvl2 chargers, which is more valuable for me.)

[@ua420]

You also often need to condition(prepare) battery If it's cold outside

[@voltspc9394]

@@ua420 you need to precondition the battery regardless unless its like 90-100f outside, but your nav should do that for you

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@user28sdfg8]

That's shit. I can fill up my tank in less than a minute, and travel 900 km. Can your electric toys do the same? And who the fu** holding the trigger, there is a switch on pistol so u don't need to hold it.

[@barrygiles9149]

I 'love' all the comments that.."It's still not as fast as filling with petrol". Goodness, look how fast this technology is changing! I've had a small EV for over 3 years. Comparing charging that older car to this video is crazy. Yes costs may well dictate where and when these charging units get deployed but IMO even this fast charger will be 'out of date' in 12 months

[@derekchapman5167]

"...I 'love' all the comments that.."It's still not as fast as filling with petrol" - well, don't start the video saying "As fast as an ICE car". Moronic opening.

[@bw1227]

once the EVs are charging as fast or faster as a gas car can fill up, people will say "yes, but it does not smell like a car", regardless what EV breakthrough are done, certain people will always find some something wrong with EVs

[@Milkshakman]

Cries in 2014 Fiat 500e maxing at 6.6kW

[@terryjimfletcher]

For 60% of UK households for 95% of the time they'll never visit a Rapid charger, for the other 40% this may well be a boon, although for most folk it just needs a change in mindset from "I need to fill up" to "I need to park up at a fast charger". We needs more multi-outlet 50 - 100kW chargers.

[@jimmyryan5880]

@@derekchapman5167 if you include queing to pay, it is as fast as petrol

[@Loubiaaa]

I think there is a mix up in the video. The 3C with 520A at 410V results in about 520*410=220kW (already existing in several brands), not the 480kW claimed here.

[@guidomescalito]

I noticed that too, perhaps the charger is capable of 800V but the car is limited to 400V? There are definitely 800V cars around, Porsche Taycan for example.

[@Camnio1]

558A x 769,6V makes 429,4kW - not the claimed 480 - even on 800V. ...or do you have 50kW charging loss?

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@petertraveller6421]

562,8 Amp at 855,6 Volts = 481 kw, that was 81%. Have to reach higher volt, that's why the system in about 900 volts.

[@Christoph1888]

I noticed that, both charging figures were off.

[@mountee]

Amazing providing the battery health isn’t damaged as a result.

[@mark123655]

Agreed. It's easy to fast charge. It's harder to fast charge and still have the battery in good order after one million miles or 8 years. And I'm not sure if I'd trust a Chinese warranty.

[@JohnScarrott]

The 3c battery is 522A x 414.4V = 216.32kW. The 6c battery is558A x 769.6V = 429.44kW. Where do you get 480kW from for the 3c? And the 60 can't be right for charging time either? Can you please double check and clarify the numbers, thanks!

[@mark123655]

Agreed the math was totally pathetic And the unit as you show is kW, not Kw. Pretty poor for an EV channel not to get the basics right.

[@laloajuria4678]

@@mark123655 ccp says no this is right.

[@mikemellor759]

Great video - packed with inspiring information - thanks 🙏

[@angus9541]

Elliott seems more relaxed and fluid - big up yourself 🤟

[@pottacoola]

Yeah i remember his reviews before he was on fully charged and the things he would say didnt always make sense but the last 2 videos iv seen of him now would make you think hes natural almost.

[@cafn8ed74]

That's impressive. It's really a massive amount of electricity flowing. Once that part of the puzzle can be reliably implemented, I wonder if we'll find the hardest part is not quick charging "a car" but supplying energy to hundreds or thousands of cars at once.

[@NFawc]

That would only be an issue at peak times. Eg: At 6-7pm of the drive home from work, where say 250,000 drivers choose to charge up each night.

[@JaboodyEnthusiast]

where there is nuclear there is a way

[@NFawc]

@@JaboodyEnthusiast As long as there is the will to use it. The problem we have is too many politicians are listening to the death cult greenies. Hence the debacle places like Germany and other European countries are facing.

[@F4T4L3FF3CTx78]

@@JaboodyEnthusiast The time to build nuclear was 10 years ago. It's just not as fast to deploy or as flexible as renewable technologies

[@ayebrow]

The vast majority of private EVs are, and will be in future, charged at much lower rates (and lower cost) overnight or when parked up during the day. This kind of extreme charging will definitely find a role, but it will be like filling an ICE car on the motorway - something expensive and to be avoided if possible. Commercial vehicles will definitely do more of this kind of ultra-rapid charging, and I believe Tesla is rolling out multi-MW charging units for the Semi.

[@nochreicher]

Great video, Elliot! Fantastic to see the fast development in charging technology. Small comment: at min 1:38 the amperage x voltage does not equal 480 kW. That's the charging power for the faster charging battery pack, isn't it? 😉

[@serversurfer6169]

> That's the charging power for the faster charging battery pack, isn't it? I thought so too, but that one only works out to 430kW. 😜

[@nochreicher]

@@serversurfer6169 You are right! 559x769,6=430.206,4W So they'll have to be raising one or both of the values in order to reach that peak power output of 480kW. But still charging beyond 350kW is a fascinating speed. For me as an e-driver this will almost be too much of a hurry. A different experience having to unplug the car before you've even finished queuing for a coffee.

[@christianvanderstap6257]

Could be the 30c outside hampering it a bit? Cause the difference is to little, cause 3c vs 6c is double the power

[@bilgyno1]

@@christianvanderstap6257 no. 522A x 414.4V = 216 kW.

[@davidgould9431]

And they even put 480 Kw. They need to get someone with a science or engineering background to do the graphics proof-reading. Don't get me started on H20 ≠ H₂O.

[@jimmurphy5355]

The minimal degradation claimed, at the charge rate we saw, and for the number of cycles they cite, is far, far better than anything from any of the other EV makers. Too good to be true? I hope it's true. I fear it's not.....

[@scarcesense6449]

Yes. This seems about as realistic as solar roadways.

[@kenmcclow8963]

Hyundai and Kia sell cars now which can charge in 18 minutes if you are on a 350kw charger. Tesla's can charge in about 20 minutes, however I think they will speed that up when they have more experience with the 4680 batteries in the wild. They sped up the charge speeds of the 2170 battery cars in 2019. I discovered that right after I bought a car with 18650 cells. My car is from 2015 and charges at a liesurely 45 minutes, but still has nearly all it's range after over 100,000 miles. The difference is likely to come down to China building it's electrical infrastructure within the last 50 years and a lot of the US infrastructure built 100 years ago. The US infrastructure needs upgrading to take advantage of the future advancements.

[@_TheElMan]

As long as it's cooled correctly it's fine... Look at the terrible Nissan battery Deg Vs Tesla/Hyundai

[@morganangel340]

@@_TheElMan don't think the cable is the problem, is for the battery to support the high power and don't catch on fire. (I work with high power transformers, the cables from 40-60 megawatt traffo is not that thick. (different for the 250-400 megawatt)

[@AKVLOGS11344]

👏👏👏👏👏👏Love it, this gives me hope the future is brighter and cleaner.

[@James_Ryan]

Love the way the size of the screen scales with the charging speed. ;)

[@mn8635]

Thank you for showing us the interior of the cars :p

[@kmancrx]

Absolutely brilliant. Great stuff.

[@streetwind.]

Earlier this year, the "Megawatt Charging System" was unveiled, with its stated purpose being the service of emerging electric freight trucks. Five years from now, we might be using it for passenger EVs =P

[@vorlon81]

Missed Elliot's Videos 🤗, Glad to see him on fully charged and info about the Chinese ev sector. Doing any Auto shows this year?

[@user-hc5cg3jc3i]

有，在前几天的成都车展就是

[@rquimbayo]

Excellent video!. well explain and presented 👍

[@EugeneLambert]

Another great video from Elliot. Those charging speeds are crazy!

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@Rob_Dekker]

These kind of videos make me happy. 5% battery degradation after a million miles is amazing. This will change peoples opinions. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@ataksnajpera]

Keep dreaming... That's total BS.

[@bruceritchie7613]

I really really doubt that claim unfortunately.

[@Rob_Dekker]

Even if it is half the miles and 8% it’s still better than the current battery degradation I reckon.

[@NetraAmorosi]

1 Million Kilometers not miles. That translates to about 621,371 Miles.

[@KuramaKitsune1]

I'm at 60,000 MI 2 years of ownership my model 3 currently has roughly 10% battery degradation but hasn't gone past that

[@AsphaltAntelope]

Meanwhile in the UK we have motorway service stations with a miserable number of terrible chargers and government backed/taxpayer funded BritishVolt who don't seem to have any ambition at all. It's embarrassing.

[@davefitzpatrick4841]

nearly as expensive as driving a Ice car with current rapid chargers prices as well !

[@GudieveNing]

True alas. I have had a Leaf since 2018 and looking at a new long range AWD EV such as EV6, Model Y etc. But catastrophic state of non Supercharger infrastructure is an embarrassment. The UK government are owned by big oil, and now Truss is PM there is little hope.

[@francoisdelestre1728]

Mind blowing ! Thanks to the Fuly Charged Chanel.

[@arevee9429]

Nice job as always, Elliot.

[@TC-V8]

Am I missing something? - I see 220kW - well we already have more than that in Europe.

[@RichardChambers]

That was 220kw at the end of the charge. Current cars might peak at higher than that when at a low charge percentage but by the time they get near full the rate is much lower.

[@logicalChimp]

It *sustained* 220kW all the way up to 83%... even quick-charging vehicles like Teslas (among the most cosistently quick-charging EVs available) are typically charging at less than 100kW by 80%.

[@samusaran7317]

@@logicalChimp Looks good on paper. I have my doubts on degradation and wonder about possible battery fires.

[@ThaedDavid]

For me fast charging is the most important factor in going electric. Currently we have to park our car on the road away from our house, and have no other charging options near work or our house. If we can charge it in under 10 minutes on the way to work it would mean we can finally go electric.

[@ian54589]

You can also try to get your municipality to install something level 2 in public space near you or have your work install one.

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

Same here. This is the breakthrough I've been waiting for. Hopefully it will be available in the UK soon.

[@JohnScarrott]

I charge on a 50kW Rapid next to the supermarket, 40 minutes shopping equals a full charge, and no standing next to a petrol pump waiting to fill up. I also sometimes charge on the public car park 22kW chargers whilst I'm at work, again no waiting around and the car is easily fully charged by the time I finish work, despite my car only being able to take 3kW AC from the 22kW feed (it's a 2018 Nissan Leaf 30kW). Sometimes I charge at B&Q or other supermarket slow chargers. You don't need this crazy speed charging to go electric, you just need to look into where you can charge when shopping or at work, or at other places (pub/restaurant for dinner, sports centre, public car parks etc). I never have to wait for my car to charge, I'm always doing something else whilst it's charging.

[@rogerphelps9939]

@@JohnScarrott I thought that all Leafs apart from the early ones had 7kw charging. My 2015 Leaf certainly does. 3kw at level 2 is hardly better than plugging into a 13 amp socket.

[@amnottabs]

@@JohnScarrott we know it is doable but that 40 minutes charging while shopping can be done how often without going purposely for charging? I mean I do long shopping sessions maybe once every two weeks but only spend like 5 minutes weekly at the gas station

[@ferkeap]

Elliot has the best subjects. And good presentation.

[@54mgtf22]

Love your work 👍

[@mikadavies660]

Wow... The options available in China are amazing. EV's in the UK are so far behind.... Years! Not to mention the difference in prices!!

[@carlmathisen]

In Norway we have quite a few 150kW, 200kW, 250kW and 300kW chargers. The problem is most cars can't charge at 300kW. However most chargers have two plugs, so often you'll see two 80kWh battery cars getting 150kW each, going from 20% to 80% in 20 minutes.

[@downwind_david]

Try living in Australia... we are painfully behind the curve. WA has just announced with great fanfare that is installing the longest electric highway stating "Each charging location will be fitted with a standard charger and a 150kW DC fast charger". Why even bother with the standard charger (complete waste of space, time and money) and even the fast charger at 150KW will be considered slow by the time it has all been rolled out - they should be aiming for a 150KW and 300KW at each location. This video reminds me of the improvements in microchips where speed and memory were doubling every year. It won't be long before we park over a wireless pad for 60 secs and get a full charge, probably as we make our way through the drive thru fast food joint! 🤣

[@mikadavies660]

@@downwind_david One thing for sure.... If I could live in Australia, it would be my No1 choice.

[@aligenc659]

​@@carlmathisen I would like to move to Norway :)

[@ctcboater]

The average US car trip is about 15km, in the EU about 35km. These chargers have some utility on the motorways, but 90+% of charging can easily be done overnight with basic home or local chargers.

[@charliecouzins7652]

Yes fine if you live in the countryside and wealthy. But China and most high population countries/cities live in high rise apartments or rent in shared flats with no access to home charging. Hell, most of my peers in the uk can't get an ev as they can't afford a house... If everyone incl lower income persons is to use ev, we need this technology & infrastructure

[@bubba842]

Countryside and rich?? I live in a city and could definitely charge my car at my house. I'm not exactly rich, but I do ok.

[@iansilver-ramp595]

Will be great for towing and road trips, certainly unnecessary for most daily use. I’m sure it will be pricey/kWh, just useful in certain situations

[@TaiViinikka]

@@charliecouzins7652 If you have parking and there is electrical infrastructure nearby, you can and should charge overnight. (Building codes are changing as we speak!) If you don't have parking, how do you own a car at all?

[@jaidonrymer3621]

@@TaiViinikka it's called on street parking, you have no dedicated parking spot for your house and no way to run power to whatever space you end up in when you park up.

[@MegamanTheSecond]

this is great i cant wait to see these everywhere in.... 20 years

[@juusinauja1688]

“The car gonna fall apart before the battery” made my day!😂 at 7:30

[@mvteh]

Amazing developments and nice for the odd road trip. Interested to know how much electricity is lost in the process, with all the cooling needed for the cables, the plug and in the car, and how it compares to 11KW AC charging or a more leisurely 150KW rapid charge. These can be considerable as a recent publication by the ADAC has shown.

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@djayjp]

1:44 That's incorrect. AxV = 216kW

[@flamaest]

Spectacular video!!!! Can't wait for these EVs!!!

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

Amazing tech, Elliot is fab 💓

[@nssimpson]

I wasted loads of time refueling ICE cars. With an EV it just fills up overnight so no hassle. On the very odd occasion I have to use a public charger it's really not a big deal. Obviously not the case for people with no off-road charging ability.

[@SpottedCreeper]

This is a very good point. I've had an EV for 3 years, have only needed to charge at a public charger 7 times, the rest of the time I charge overnight - every morning a full 'tank'. Obviously everyone's use case is different. I use my EV for daily commute (round trip 60 miles / 96 km). Don't own another vehicle anymore either. We thought we'd keep the ICE car for the 'long trips' but after the first year we realised it was just rotting on the driveway so we sold it.

[@schoonerthedog]

The ONLY time an EV is limiting is a long road trip. I only can afford my PiP for now, and I hope to see more cars like this one with its kW/M range for the 70-80kWh battery pack making its way to America. The only good EVs we have are all out of most peoples budget or have abysmal range/charging speeds

[@panopsata3038]

Also you don't even have to charge every night.

[@bhatkrishnakishor]

The more people can charge at home, will give people using public charging a bit of reprieve. Also, charging infrastructure sharing will further alleviate the problem.

[@alanmay7929]

Nonsense!!!!! It works for you because you have a place at home to charge! Not everyone has your same opportunities! Also for things like towing…… and a lot of ICE have bigger fuel tanks for even longer range…..

[@jaymesdevine7737]

Rising gas prices, not charging speed will convince people to switch to electric.

[@jaymesdevine7737]

@@tdh7865 Long term gas prices will rise. As more EVs are on the roads, the less gas will be used. And gas prices will go up because of the loss of economies of scale. To go along with this, electricity prices will fall long term.

[@mrmawson2438]

Great video mate

[@matthiaskreidenweis]

The power electronics involved to make that happen must be incredible 🤯

[@johnnyonline]

I always assumed this tech would evolve eventually, but never this quickly. well done to these clever engineers. The west really needs to pull up its socks.

[@FeisarX]

I'm sure this is the only electronics industry in China that hasn't stolen 50%+ of what they started working with.

[@PinataOblongata]

No, we DON'T need extreme fast charging to transition people into EVs - we need EVs as affordable as cheap 2nd-hand ICE cars, like 3-5k, not bloody 23k, we need them available in other countries, we need the charging infrastructure available and we need power prices lower. Being able to upgrade the batteries on old 2nd-hand EVs to the latest tech would also be nice.

[@WouterHalswijk]

This exactly!

[@porovaara]

This vehicle is 15k USD as quoted in the video. No Idea what it would cost in the states.

[@PinataOblongata]

@@porovaara I'm in Australia, and I used a straight conversion, but we simply do not have these cars or whole brands available.

[@moonw0man]

How the hell do you think you get cheap used EVs other than selling them new in the first place? Or do you think auto manufacturers can produce a new car that costs $3k?

[@PinataOblongata]

@@moonw0man Firstly, it's a fair point that some more expensive models will trickle down into a more affordable 2nd-hand market - no issue with that. Secondly, Yes, I DO think manufacturers could WORK WITH GOVERNMENTS to produce an affordable car for low-income earners if they actually wanted to do anything about climate change and quality of life for said group, rather than it really being all about profit margins fro both the companies and the politicians - in exactly the same vein you could subsidise PV panels and a battery for every household under a certain income tomorrow, if you really wanted to. You can see how cheaply China can make some of their vehicles - yes, that might be with lower safety and consumer protection standards (and workplace and engineering standards) but for a large proportion of people their relatively short-distance needs can be met with a very cheap vehicle, even new. Maybe it has to be a glorified golf cart or scooter or "Smart car" type of vehicle to begin with, but it can be done, and once there is a market there will be market competition that drives up what you get for your money.

[@havencat9337]

nice to see Elliot back!

[@59BigWalt]

Finally! Great review. Do they have a delivery date for the states?

[@tesla-spectre]

It "slows down" to 230kW 😱 that is insanely fast ... The named battery degradation is hard to believe... And the car prices are incredible... if such a car comes to Europe, it would blow all others off the market quickly... because that esp the small one would open it to absolutely everybody... Even Tesla cannot compete with those numbers ... Somehow it seems too good to be true...

[@jooptablet1727]

That's because this manufacturer is losing money on every vehicle sold. CCP is keeping these companies afloat because they think long-term instead of quarterly profits. Not a value judgement on my part, just an observation.

[@Ads.D]

Well that price is a conversion of what the price is in China where it's manufactured. For Europe & US you are then looking at import costs and tax on top too, which then increases the list price... Would probably still be cheaper than a Tesla though 😉

[@experimentalcyborg]

The degradation seems in line with modern lithium iron phosphate batteries. They probably achieve these charging speeds by dynamically switching the cell configuration and charging them in parallel.

[@موسى_7]

@@jooptablet1727 that's why I like Chinese capitalism. All about improving technology. If the West was like this, then China would have no chance of competing.

[@mark123655]

Tesla V3/4 superchargers can do 500-600A at 400V (so a similar 240kW speed). Fast charging is easy.. fast charging without reducing your range (ie. Harming the battery) is different. Guess we will see in 5yrs whether these batteries hold up and the manufacturer isn't having to replace batteries under warranty.

[@grahamguest142]

Using my car for 'feed in' when I'm not using it and running vertically free is why I'm going ev, speedy charging is nice to have, but connectivity is key in our energy deficit times.

[@OptimusMonk01]

your car runs vertically?!

[@grahamguest142]

@@OptimusMonk01 oops 🤣

[@andrewhillman9632]

Wonderful video! 👍😃

[@BryanSeigneur0]

It was so fast that you missed showing us the peak kW!!!

[@TheofficialMegaracer]

This sounds better than i think it is….. im skeptical….. but if works with all this specs from chargingtime to degradation its fantastic

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@AdrianMcDaid]

I would be happy just for working chargers

[@paulw575]

Thank goodness Elliot was holding a banana at the beginning so that we could get a good idea of the charger size 😆

[@mrmawson2438]

It's only going to keep getting better and better

[@Paul-cj1wb]

That's great. However, we never saw it go above 220kw. We already have several cars that charge faster than that, and a few that can do significantly faster than that. The Lucid Air does above 300kw, the Porsche Taycan does 270kw, the Ionic 5 and EV6 do 240kw, and most new Teslas reach 250kw. The Ionic 5 and EV6 go from 10-80% in 18 minutes, and those are larger batteries than the 60kw that this car you're charging has so it's adding significantly more kilowatts in that time (around 50kw vs. around 30kw here, so almost double). The Lucid adds 200 miles (322 kilometers) in 11 minutes. And those have been independently confirmed by actual owners, not a company's claims. So what is better here that is not already out? Can someone point it out to me? Also, I noticed that it raises the AMPs to get to the 220kw shown, not the Voltage, which is really, really bad for the battery. As opposed to raising the voltage which is much easier on the battery. I'm confused about what is being shown that is any better than what we already have.

[@theexmann]

Agreed. Other companies have better more proven technology to deal with superfast charging like Hyundai, Porsche, and Tesla.

[@garyallsopp6369]

Bear in mind though all those vehicles are considerably more expensive.

[@logicalChimp]

The difference is in the battery, I think - which means it can *sustain* that charging level from 30% to 80% (even at 83%, it was still pulling ~220kWh). Most cars currently will hit their peak at around 10%-15%, and then charging rates will drop significantly, and plateau... then drop again around 50%, etc. It's also likely that it did go higher than ~220kWh... but even if it didn't, that's a 50% charge (30-80%) in 10 mins... meaning it put over 35kWh into the battery in that time.

[@rogerphelps9939]

The voltage and current into a battery are inextricably linked. If you try to raise the voltage the current will go up accordingly. If the charger cannot provide the current, the voltage cannot rise. Perhaps you are referring to 800-volt charging. In that case the battery is split into two parts that are temporarily connected in series rather than in parallel. With 800 volt charging it is possible to charge at twice the 400 volt rate without increasing the charging current.

[@logicalChimp]

@@rogerphelps9939 Actually, if the power level stays the same, then raising the voltage will *drop* the current. Watts = Volts * Amps

[@rlaxton666]

So a 3C charging rate for an 80kWh pack is just 240kW, a rate that Tesla have had for years and several other companies as well. What would be impressive is if they are maintaining that rate from 0-80% since it is the area under the charge curve that denotes the energy that has been transferred. A bit more technical detail of the charge curve would have been very useful. A 6C charge rate is 480kW, which is definitely a change, but once again the charge curve needs to be understood to see what this means. The other issue is the charging standards in use around the world. GB/T is officially limited to 250kW as far as I can tell, and CCS is limited to 350kW. MCS from CharIn can do 3.75MW but with a far larger connector designed for trucks. XPeng have a 480kW charging connector, but this gets into the same proprietary problems that Tesla have in the US and other markets where they use their slimline plug. There is a long way to go before really fast charging becomes a reality, but this does look like a good first step.

[@desmoheli]

Sure, but Tesla will sustain those 250kW not onger than 30% SoC. My Model 3 LR is Miles away from the charging curve shown, everything above 60% SoC at Tesla is boring slow.

[@gabe415]

Xtreme fast charging and long range! This is what I need! Bring GAC cars in Canada!

[@olivergunn2796]

I am amazed, imagine whats possible combining this technology with overhead electric lines for trucks, with a relatively small battery (think 50kwh) and only 10-20% coverage of the motorway system you could eliminate the need for diesel, a similar case for electric busses with opportunity charging. One of my biggest worries about green technologies is that we are eleviating our dependency on fossil fuels but then growing a dependency on lithium and cobalt etc. this gives me a lot of hope

[@mkkm945]

Wow. This is going from a meal break duration to a toilet break duration. Simply amazing.

[@user-jh6vt8vx4v]

I tell you what, 8 mins not enough for me to gobble up my lunch.

[@mkkm945]

@@user-jh6vt8vx4v exactly. Once the car is faster than human, who cares any more?

[@GarzaB]

I’m getting ready to buy my first EV. Let’s save this planet!

[@RyanWilliams222]

Yes!

[@farodopi5170]

there is a terrible misconception 0 local emisssion (which is actually not even true since tyres also produce very harmful emissions) doesn’t mean 0 global. You would not save anything if you buy an EV. perhaps saving a 10 to 20% global emissions but that’s all. you want to save the planet go by bicycle … maybe a small electric kick scooter to the maximum. But if you think that EV is ecologic you got it all wrong.

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

@@farodopi5170 either side of this argument often have misconceptions and bad data. At the moment I agree with you about the order of magnitude, however EVs have the huge potential when coupled with renewable / non fossil fuel power generation, at which point it will be a Lot better than Ice. But yeah, ev alone is not much greener globally. But less air and noise pollution locally, charging at home (not having to go to gas stations) and much better driving experience (especially in cities) are very significant advantages on their own in my book

[@andreiionescu205]

@@thorwaldjohanson2526 remember they have to mine for the baterry materials,people are too greedy to really save the planet,saving IT from,changes are inevitabile,all we can do,îs adapt to them

[@huepix]

I walk lol

[@anuraagt]

Astonished by this basic mistake by the "experts" - at 1:45, 522 amps x 414 volts is about 216 kW. The voltage figure is wrong, these systems are all 800 volts plus (880 - 1000 most likely). Amazed that they got this wrong.

[@whatsstefon]

That’s pretty amazing. I’m not an expert, but the chemical reaction of a battery recharging that fast is both welcoming and incredible.

[@Piccyman1]

It looks like a capacitor

[@whatsstefon]

@@Piccyman1 if it’s a capacitor, that’s going to be unusual as a cap isn’t really a viable energy storage solution. Very interesting to see what they’re doing.

[@djlorenz11]

I don’t switch to EVs because I have to stay all night long looking at my car charging on AC…. That is too slow! /s Why do we need these speeds? For once a year trips? My EV is already faster than ICE, it takes 5s to plug it in and it charges by itself, and I never have to visit dirty pump stations anymore!

[@Somebody294]

A decent amount of people around the world don't have a way to plug their car into AC overnight

[@ichheissedamian]

that range to price ratio is insane, i would buy one immediatly if they were available in germany

[@BlingJ.]

and i thought tesla and mercedez and corrola are good lol lmao

[@bernardob1005]

Amazing wow loved all those solar panels as well

[@briannewman6216]

High speed charging is not as important as some people may think since at least 90% of charging is done while a car is parked somewhere, like at home, work or a shopping centre.

[@karthik4711]

Personally i don't mind 30+ mins charge time if the rage is 700+ kms

[@jimmyryan5880]

We must be the only ones who stretch their legs on a long drive

[@logicalChimp]

I think is more for the people who don't remember to get petrol until the 'empty tank' light goes on when they're on the way to the office, and need to refill fast... they'll do the same thing in their EV, and if it takes 30 mins to recharge, they'll be late... they're also (typically) the folk that prefer to charge to full, rather than just putting enough in for now, and charging 'properly' later - because that takes foresight and planning :p

[@amnottabs]

@@jimmyryan5880 I would take a +700km range EV over a fast-charging ~350km any day, specially considering I could top that at home during the time my car is parked and then ignore the battery level during any single-day trip I could do

[@LeicesterMike]

As 80% of cars will still charge at home the infrastructure required will be radically smaller than that of today.

[@curtisbme]

The majority may charge at home currently but that is simply because buying an EV is generally only a reasonable choice if you have a home and a garage to charge from. Only 63% of owners of housing units, and 37% of renters have access to a garage or covered parking (2015 data) and likely very, very few of those spots have charger access. While, theoretically you won't need nearly as many public chargers as we have gas pumps, given a notable percentage of owners that will be able to charge from home or office, there is still a insanely massive increase in fast charging units needed to get to where electric cars are an option for all.

[@truecolors5413]

I Live in a gas car and can't run A.C. all day on hot summers but with his set up I could easy and charge battery to new in minutes. Truly a Game Changer

[@tren133]

Fast charging is expensive though, basically the same price as filling up with gas. If an EV is just sitting there with the AC on, the battery is so big it could run for several days straight with the AC without needing to recharge. If you really were in a situation where you need to run the AC during the day, just go park at a public level 2 charger for a few hours twice a week, which would keep the car fully charged and be much cheaper than DC fast charging.

[@truecolors5413]

@@tren133 WoW that's NEWS to me that Fast charging costs the same as Gas. Wowsers unreal. Thanks for tip. I'm to poor to buy a E.V. now but that Truly SUCKS that you say fast charging is on par with Gas. What a scam

[@tren133]

@@truecolors5413 How is it a scam? DCFC charges faster, requires more expensive equipment, is located in prime real estate, and this type of charging is usually done at daytime peak demand hours. Of course it costs more, compared to charging in your own garage/driveway at off peak hours in the middle of the night using a cheap $500 level 2 charger. But if you commute daily, buying a Chevy Bolt that costs as low as 25k USD and being able to charge at home every few nights is absolutely cheaper than owning an equivalent compact gas powered hatchback after just a couple of years.

[@TheAzzanellese]

Remember that the silver bullet rarely exists in this world. Ultra fast charging means huge spikes in power demant. In electric power delivery, a good measure is that everything quick and intense is very inefficient and typically that power does not come from solar or wind or even nuclear, but gas turbine that needs to quickly ramp up (again, inefficient and polluting). So if you really need this, it is better and more sustainable that you don't buy a new car and stay with your old petrol car

[@jordskates]

This is amazing and game changing in terms of charging speeds and I personally think it's great - but I still know that there will be people that would still moan about waiting for 8 minutes. I guess there must be a limit to how safely you can charge a large capacity EV battery though

[@colingenge9999]

They should be moaning about how much time it takes to fill with petrol since the typical EV driver will spend Less than 1/10 of the time charging as they do filling with gas because you charge at home.

[@ab-tf5fl]

For personal car travel, this doesn't actually matter much, as the vast majority of charging takes place slowly at home. Where I think this ultra-fast charging tech can really shine, though, is long haul trucking. In a business where time is money, charging speeds have to have times comparing with pumping diesel in order for electric semi-trucks to take off.

[@prerunnerwannabe]

Very impressive, but I'm just not sure I believe those battery life claims when charging so aggressively.

[@AdrianMcDaid]

Even it was 200k miles most cars don't see that

[@AdrianMcDaid]

Even it was 200k miles most cars don't see that

[@noseonscent1935]

Life4Po (lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries have next to zero degradation, on top that semi-solid state and solid state is coming literally in 2-3 years tops. Future is bright.

[@rumorandvalue6416]

I love Aion and am an investor of gac since early last year. Great to finally see a credible test of the fast charging. The 6c technology is the rumor of this company. Aion as a whole and the Toyota nevs are the main value. As is the market cap. No investment advise. Great video

[@ProfessorHamer]

We’ve had 2C since about 2017, and currently 3-4C is available. The average cell C rate from 10-80% is what counts as well, not the peak.

[@m3photo726]

We’ll be laughing at this in just a few years’ time when EV range is measured in months …

[@pfd1970]

Ha! Right!

[@stevenbarrett7648]

I filled our PHEV with petrol recently, 20 mins to drive to the petrol station, 6 mins queuing, 5 mins to fill, 8 mins to queue to pay (only one cashier at lunchtime) then 20 mins drive home so we were ready to go early doors next morning….nearly an hour to ‘charge’ with petrol. Meanwhile our EV was plugged in at home and charged on cheap rate power overnight for pennies, no drive no queuing and they say charging takes a long time ….really ??

[@zapfanzapfan]

Queue to pay? What country still has that? Last time I had to do that was over 20 years ago in some small French village.

[@yehudagoldberg6400]

You need someone to plan your day buddy. Why are you leaving your house just to fill up? Everyone I know fills up when they 1) are low on fuel, 2) passing a station. Wait times, queue to pay... hmm.

[@stevenbarrett7648]

@@zapfanzapfan I needed a VAT receipt and the pumps printer was out of action so had to go to the shop and queue. It’s like that every single time I go, never find a pump with a working print-out and usually a mile long queue to pay. It’s faster if you fill up on the motorway….if you can afford to !

[@stevenbarrett7648]

@@yehudagoldberg6400 3am start, didn’t fancy prattling around looking for an open station, didn’t fancy paying top dollar on the motorway either. It’s called ‘planning’

[@zapfanzapfan]

@@stevenbarrett7648 Ah. The shop part is usually never open when I fill up anyway, luckily the printers tend to work.

[@SirCrashaLot]

Being into FPV I never understood the approach to batteries for electric cars. Stuffing 7k cells into pack means that we cannot monitor all the cells separately, It would be quite an undertaking to match them as well. Not sure if matching is being done, should be as industry standard. With larger cells as shown we can actually monitor each cell, whats more we can match it. For people wondering why it bothers me: Not matched cells, where resistance differs too much mean more stress on unmatched cell leading to premature failure. I fly high performance racing drones, currently setups using single 6 cell batteries and I have seen many fires over the years. Lots of first hand experience, class D fires are fun as well. Anyways, both matching and monitoring matters. Good move from this manufacturer.

[@skip181sg]

Wow pouch cells...scary!! Interested how they've overcome the thermal limitations of pouch cells

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

By cooling them

[@hugovale6360]

Holy crap, 15k for a new electric car with 400km range is quite amazing. Something tells me that soon electric cars will be kicking ICE cars ass

[@NetraAmorosi]

Well 15K in china anyway.

[@Thatsme849]

yeah probably without all the safety requirements that we have to have in Europe. Saves quite a bit of money i guess

[@brandywell44]

You forget, for example UK, Government interference that will expand the price considerably for no benefit to the end user.

[@theolich4384]

​@@Thatsme849 More like it's because the Chinese EV scene being ultra competitive. Huge market filled with players that're just beginning to venture into rest of the world. Even Tesla has to sell for less there just to keep the edge. Not just cars. Oh, I forget that everything in Europe naturally get expensive for...like no particular reasons.

[@qilu2004]

@@Thatsme849 lol, what safty measures did u have in mind? they are all common nowadays.

[@yips_way]

Charging isn't my problem, over priced EV's is much more of a concern. Sell those Chinese cars around the world for the same price & the ICE would die a vastly quicker death. Can I see that happening soon, no, likely never. And if energy prices keep rising so fast there may even come a time where EV's cost more to "fill up" too if you don't have any other options to charge.

[@jamesengland7461]

The industry is feverishly trying to build the cars quickly enough to meet demand.

[@andrewmullen4003]

I stopped for petrol yesterday in Carlisle, because the garage(Tesco) had a low price, they was 2 cars waiting for each pump, it took me approx 18 minutes to put in half a tank.

[@tasomaniac]

4:10 all you have to do is to change the charging station, change the cables and the car also needs to support it. Lol that's literally everything 🤣😂🤣

[@_BlackSpectrum]

Extreme Charging plus super efficient cars equals to dream come true! (3~5min from 30 to 80%)

[@matthias4]

I once calculated the ‚charging‘ speed of our local gas station with our Opel/Vauxhall Astra. The result was about 19 Megawatts, so nineteenthousand kW. (8.5 kWh per liter) In my opinion EVs don't need to get there, we just shouldn't claim they can be charged as quickly. I absolutely prefer EVs, but even if they're charged in the same time, that would be an apples to oranges comparison due to the different energy amount.

[@ayebrow]

I think you are forgetting two things. ICE technology is hopelessly inefficient, so the fact that fossil fuels are energy dense is largely cancelled out by the fact that you throw away 70-80% of that energy as heat. Secondly, filling an ICE car requires a special trip EVERY time, which nearly always requires longer to pay than to actually fill up the fuel, whereas the vast majority of EV charging is done on a “park, plug-in, go and do something else” basis. One of the greatest pleasures I have as an EV owner is that I almost never have to rapid-charge it, so the days of standing next to my car holding a stinking fuel hose, and then going into a building to pay are history.

[@mufflejoy]

How much energy does the cable cooling system on the charger use?

[@delboy8573]

OK that's getting better . How much did it cost to super fast charge the car ?

[@seismikman21]

Err is it me or is that no where near similar to filling a car with petrol?? By the time it took to warm up you'd be nearly completed

[@LiquidPinky]

He should have started the timer right at the start, but on the other hand you can take time off for walking into the shop to pay and being stuck behind someone doing their Markies food shop in front of you. 😆

[@pasad335]

Very high speed charging is only possible if you have very large amounts of power available at the location. That seems obvious, but is always overlooked in the discussion which seem to focus only on the battery technology. If you want to put 50 kWh for example into a battery, whatever battery that might be, the power requirement gets huge as the time goes down. To do that in 2 minutes as you suggested in the video requires a power of 1.5 MW. If you have 3 charging stalls all of the sudden that site needs almost 5 WM of power capacity. That's the same as a large factory or a huge office building. Current petrol fueling stations only have power capacities of around 200 kW, so you aren't going to be converting those into fast charging sites.

[@ash_pro_2000]

Battery buffers can be used in such situations. Something like a tesla powerpack or a megapack. They can continuously 'trickle' charge in the background with the pre existing electric infrastructure, and provide a higher power output while charging EVs

[@Alex-cw3rz]

As an urban and rural planner, I think the reason it's not focused on is because it is so obvious, by the time these are being rolled out the amount of power generation in nation will have increased as we plan ahead. In my planning job not just do we know exactly how many of these stations are being built, because they have to apply for permission, we do future estimate assesments with ranges that show what the power generation is needed in the future.

[@davepermen]

that's why charging stations more and more are battery-buffered for those charge bursts.

[@Neojhun]

WRONG! Thus why energy storage is soo important. I think more 100MWH scale mechanical / pneumatic energy storage system should be developed for big Charging Stations. That way they can stockpile energy during off peak and dump it when there is demand. 200kw is plenty

[@pasad335]

@@ash_pro_2000 Yes, but that will dramatically increase the station cost.

[@Jens.Krabbe]

"This is all we have time for today." That's such a flow-TV thing to say, rooted in previous millennium 😀

[@johndonaldson5126]

I've been saying it all along. We don't need larger batteries for longer range, just faster charge times. It solves the long distance trips, cars tying up charge stations, and eliminates the need for PHEVs.

[@davidf2281]

1:37 522A at 414V is about 216kW. If those numbers are correct then charging this thing is, on the face of it, less than 50% efficient. Edit: The display at 4:24 makes a lot more sense.

[@nevillepass]

At the moment my solar panels are charging my home batteries all the time I wonder what this means for home solar systems?

[@davidhiley3040]

Great video but the charge rate overlays aren't quite right. 522A @ 414V = 216kW not 480kW. For 558A @ 769.6V = 429kW.

[@Top12Boardsport]

Have been driving Tesla since 2014. Tesla tested cooled cables 2015. We mainly charge at home over night. But for people living in flat or a taxi drivers this is great.

[@ALMX5DP]

What is the perceived impact to battery longevity using this with any regularity?

[@JamesScholesUK]

Elliot talks about this at 7:00

[@marvintpandroid2213]

Its not ideal for battery life but away from home charging is not the regular way a car is charged for most people, if you only slow charge at home the occasional fast charge can actually be good for the battery. 7:20

[@ALMX5DP]

@@JamesScholesUK yeah just got to that part, though I’m still skeptical. They can claim there is warranty and claim how much deg there will be but kinda a grain of salt type situation in my mind until a reputable third party can verify that.

[@ALMX5DP]

@@marvintpandroid2213 totally, I just like thinking about worst case scenarios as a way to judge how well they’d perform for most use cases below that. Even here in the US with great consumer protection laws many have had issue with warranty work. Wonder how easy or convenient it is to do similar in China.

[@hugovale6360]

It's a non issue, for cars at least. Let's say it shortens the batter life by 2/3, which is quite pessimistic, it would still make it to 500 cycles and that would be 200k miles. Few cars reach that mileage. For trucks though, it could be a problem, but then again, trucks should be charging at night so the driver can rest. And by then it doesn't need such fast charging.

[@evilutionltd]

Once the charging speed is on par with fueling up a regular car, the ICE-holes will just complain about something else. You can't take the caveman out of the cave.

[@GreenDriveIndia]

Yes, they will fall back of having no soul in EVs due to no noise

[@kennyfordham6208]

Right, everything is just dandy, when the sun is shining and the birds and singing. What about, when it's ten below zero, or topping a hundred degrees? 🧐

[@stuartmorgan3654]

Worth noting this also requires all the cars plugging in to be 480kW capable. It's great for the next gen of EV's, especially if they can make cheaper car models charge at those rates. But it won't free charging spaces while legacy vehicles are on the road. Bear in mind the average car on UK roads is 8 years old it takes at least a decade for that to filter through.