Chevron (On the run)

[MountainBikeDude]

I was told by the technician's that they had a 200kwh pack but either way its a less than ideal design. I guess it is easier on the grid. I have had less issues in the mornings.
I might send them a message to sort out this issue of slower Rivian charging.

Currently its this free 80kw/h charging is working out ok for my out of town trips but 120kw/r would be much better.

We were close... 160kWh battery pack

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[MountainBikeDude]

These are Freewire DCFCs with battery storage?

https://freewiretech.com/freewire-a...hicle-drivers-across-british-columbia-canada/

Yup. The 200 series

 

[KootenayEV]

I've recently completed two trips a fair distance around the province (BC) and have a few observations to relay regarding the Chevron/On-the-Run stations:

• Except in cities where there are large local EV populations, I have found the chargers generally delivering a decent experience (ie avoiding "power conservation" (PC) mode). My theory is while they are free, local EVs are using them opportunistically in situations where they won't once they charge money.
• A few on well-used routes are hit and miss (e.g. Princeton) - sometimes I've been able to pull 50kWh easy; other times I hit PC within roughly 10 kWh.
• The 200kW units and 150kW units both give me a max of 350A generally (equating to 140 to 150kW depending on pack voltage [ie SOC]), though occasionally the placard on the back will note 200A inexplicably.
• The stations on Highway 97 north of Cache Cr were all disappointing Jan 24th and 29th; despite optimal pack temp and SOC, on the 24th they all maxed at around 80kW, and on the 29th they all maxed at around 100kW. I know it wasn't the truck, since the next station I used (Hope) delivered 150kW, followed by Princeton, Oliver and Castlegar.
• NONE of these stations show up in the Rivian map! The navigation was always routing me to FLO chargers or EA - at least they were in the same town generally so it would precondition the pack when needed.

I'm curious to see how these stations play out once they stop being free. On the one hand, they can be easily deployed fairly quickly and all over the place... but the user experience needs work.

Hopefully they implement:

• A more clear explanation to users how they work (I see all sorts of comments on PlugShare that demonstrate poor understanding; many claim that once they charge money, the speed will be faster!)
• A method to view the state of charge of charger itself so I don't waste my time going to a charger that is about to hit PC mode.
• The cable is pretty unwieldy - they should be able to make it lighter and easier to use. (I find the CCS connector itself is not generally the issue, it's the giant thick cables most charging manufacturers insist on using.)

 

[HaveBlue]

It's nice to see these deployed because standby charges are killing the occasional use dcfc units in rural locations. Sometimes the grid can't even support 3 phase so these are a great stop gap. When the battery is empty though, all you get is the 80a 19kw until the battery has time to fill back up off the level 2 connection.

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