They aren't doing that though , internally the chargers run at a DC Bus of 880 to 1000 VDC, this voltage is then passed through DC-DC converter which step it down to each dispenser, so the path is
480 VAC -> 880~1000 VDC -> 0~500 VDC
This bus is also what links multiple cabinets, from 3 to 7...
Ignoring a one time tax benefit, on Q4 2023 they earned 0.4B due to credits and had 2.1B of operating profits
So yes, they are vastly profitable even without credits
If we talk about only automotive gross margins, they had a 18.2% gross margin with credits and 17.2% without them on Q4 2023
Most recent "leak from trusted source" that you should take with a huge grain of salt is 350 miles and 122 kWh, who know if that is gross or usable
This puts it's efficiency a bit worse than R1T Enduro Max Pack (if the above is right), but practically the same, 345 Wh/mi vs 348 Wh/mi
No I'm not, they said in many instances impact resistance and all that, which didn't go too well lol, but still held up
But not that the glass was bullet proof, they did say that about the body
It was expected since the way the achieve it is more energy dense cells instead of more cells
In most cases, energy density and charging time are opposites when compared in cells that the fundamental are close to each other
Why? Because Rivian has an amazing product and I love seeing what everyone is doing with theirs, and would also love to have one one day also
Specially the off road and camping trails with gorgeous photography some members post
I will give a small suggestion, that everyone should take for every scenario in life, go look at the source instead of reading an article or news reel of "someone said something"
You are switching units, but your math is right in this example but you are doing it with the wrong numbers with the data from the Cybertruck screen
Battery energy is kWh, Power is kW
A 75 kWh battery being drained at a rate of 50 kW will last 1.5 hours
No, 77 kW is the instantaneous charging power, 75 mi/hr is the instantaneous range added rate, which is Tesla is charging power divided by EPA rating
The 50 kWh is how much energy has been added in the charging session so far, but since we don't know what SoC it started, we can't do anything...
Your math is wrong, and once we do it right it shows that those number are likely placeholders
All those reading in Tesla are instantaneous, so charging at 77 kW and 75 mi/h would mean that with 77 kWh, it would go 75 miles, which would mean 1.02 kWh/mi, which is obviously wrong unless it was...
The cables on V4 are rated for 1000 V and 615 A at 100% duty, so 615 kW, and use the 1000 V NACS plug
V3s are rated per the image above to 1000 V only in Europe with the CCS2 connector, the North America ones are rated at 500 V