Stellantis Patent Aims To Enhance Low-Power DC Fast Charging

Stellantis Patent Aims To Enhance Low-Power DC Fast Charging​

Boosting Charging Efficiency For 800-Volt Electric Vehicles...​

Stellantis (FCA US, LLC) is developing innovative hardware that could revolutionize how electric vehicles (EVs) charge at lower-powered DC fast-charging stations. This new system, described in a recently published U.S. patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website, aims to bridge the gap between 400-volt and 800-volt charging architectures, allowing high-voltage EVs like the 2025 Ram 1500 REV to charge faster at stations with less powerful outputs.

Stellantis Patent Aims To Enhance Low-Power DC Fast Charging

Stellantis (FCA US, LLC) is developing innovative hardware that could revolutionize how electric vehicles (EVs) charge at lower-powered DC fast-charging stations. This new system, described in a recently published U.S. patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website, aims...

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[bill burke]

Most knowledgeable people estimate that at best, all electric vehicles will consist of 15%-20% of the market. That is a sizable number so ongoing developments such as this fast charging system seem worth the investment. It is the huge financial and engineering costs in such a short timeframe that is questionable. As we look over the market today from the perspective of the Trump administration to roll back EPA standards and timeframes, it is evident too much money, time and resources were squandered on totally unattainable environmental false claims and a radical politically driven agenda. What is worse other traditional and more popular development was abandoned and now brands like Dodge, the performance marquee, sits with no V-8 in its lineup and a very dim future staring it in the face. Rumored all hands on board V-8 development plans are welcome but may be too late with one cause in the dunce spotlight, and the voters have soundly rejected that cause and its protagonist gang of idiots. Hooray, we have a fast charging device, really, I’d trade that for a new V-8 in a heartbeat. Bet everyone reading this would too.

 

[patfromigh]

I worked at a gas station pumping gas when I was in high school. This job enabled me to regularly see and gas up various cars that would be true collector vehicles today. Anecdotally, I saw how much those old land yachts and muscle cars swilled fuel. In particular I remember a low line Dodge Coronet sedan with a 426 Hemi. The owner was using it as a winter beater, because at that point it was over 5 years old. They had no idea what was under the hood.

The reason I'm bring this up on this thread is because none of those gas hogs from the past can match the massive thirst for energy our Chevy Silverado EVs have. Yeah the thing is electric, but it is constantly needs to be plugged in. I'm supposed to bring the EVs up with a full charge to where the customers pick them up. Now that colder temperatures are upon us here, I have to turn off the climate control while I go up the parking ramp, so I'm not using up that fresh charge.

I hope Stellantis can do better than GM with electric pickup trucks.