That seems lower than I would have expected. Here is what Kyle had in his review:
insideevs.com
I agree, I was hoping to see the same speeds Kyle saw, but if the starting temperature of my battery was lower than his, then the double whammy of slower possible charging speeds, plus some of the electricity getting used to heat the battery to optimal temp, would apply. The Porsche Taycan has a battery temperature display and since the ID.4 obviously knows its battery temperature, it would be nice to have that displayed as well. FYI, here are the charging stats I recorded, taken from photos of the EA charger at mostly 5% increments:That seems lower than I would have expected. Here is what Kyle had in his review:
VW ID.4 Amazes With DC Fast Charging Consistency (3 Cars Compared)
This in-depth analysis of Volkswagen ID.4 DC fast charging from 0 to 100% shows how consistent and strong the charging of ID.4 truly is.
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| 3/29/21 | 2nd DC Fast Charge | EA Allentown, PA | |
| SoC | kW | Total Energy (kWh) | Elapsed Time (min) |
| 24% | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| 32% | 86 | 6 | 4 |
| 36% | 83 | 9 | 6 |
| 40% | 82 | 12 | 9 |
| 45% | 80 | 15 | 11 |
| 50% | 77 | 19 | 14 |
| 55% | 74 | 23 | 17 |
| 65% | 63 | 31 | 24 |
| 70% | 62 | 35 | 28 |
| 75% | 55 | 39 | 32 |
| 81% | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| 85% | 45 | 47 | 41 |
| 90% | 37 | 51 | 47 |
| 95% | 32 | 55 | 54 |
| 97% | 29 | 57 | 58 |
| 98% | 28 | 58 | 60 |
| 99% | 25 | 59 | 63 |
Thanks for your experiences (and I appreciate your Youtube videos too!) . Have you found any way to get the battery completely warmed up before charging? Mine went from 18.5*C to 30.0*C during this second session. If I could start it at 30*C that would be superb. I guess one way is to charge when it's about 90*F outside.I had the same issue.. On my first 5 DC charges it didnt hit the maximum charging curve. Im suspecting there is is a limit before full charging power gets unlocked. It could be the amount of driven miles or the amount you tried to fast charge. Beside that you start the charging with a high SoC%, you wont come near the charge potential this way, go to the lower 10's before charging next time
I live far enough away from fast chargers and have enough suspicion about them working that I'm not sure I would be comfortable getting down to 10% or less but maybe on a day when I have unlimited time and a lifeline to call.
Doesn't the car keep the batteries at a constant 77 degrees?Thanks for your experiences (and I appreciate your Youtube videos too!) . Have you found any way to get the battery completely warmed up before charging? Mine went from 18.5*C to 30.0*C during this second session. If I could start it at 30*C that would be superb. I guess one way is to charge when it's about 90*F outside.
The battery just needs 2 things to hit that sweet 125kw charging curve..Thanks for your experiences (and I appreciate your Youtube videos too!) . Have you found any way to get the battery completely warmed up before charging? Mine went from 18.5*C to 30.0*C during this second session. If I could start it at 30*C that would be superb. I guess one way is to charge when it's about 90*F outside.
Nope, BMS stops heating them up when it hits 10℃/50℉, after that it depends how fast you are driving how warm the batteries will be. It will even starts to cool them when it goes higher then 25C/77F
Ooh, that would be handy ... instead of me taking a couple dozen pictures of the charger to track its progress.
The downside is that every ChargePoint DCFC that I have used is only 50kW. I think they have models that are more than this, but I have never encountered them.Ooh, that would be handy ... instead of me taking a couple dozen pictures of the charger to track its progress.
