Recently, Tom Moloughney and Kyle Conner took two Ford Trucks from New Jersey to Florida to see who would get there first. But there’s a catch: One had to rely on Electrify America stations and the other had to rely on Tesla’s Supercharger network. In most ways, this gives a pretty fair comparison between the networks, as both trucks are the same, with the same charging speeds and the same charging curves. They also limited speeds to 10 MPH over the speed limit to make it even more fair.
The second stop was at a Sheetz station in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He managed to get a 350 kW station again, which was lucky, because the other 350 kW station was down. At this point, the other truck was behind them, and would likely pass them while they charged, but they were getting a good charge and would likely manage to catch up and pass the Conners again.
The fourth stop ended up being in Walterboro, South Carolina. This one was running well at all four stalls, and getting a 350 kW station wasn’t an issue, so they managed to stay ahead. Again, they were stopped and passed by the Conners, but they still had almost 30% when they had stopped, so they didn’t need too much time to get back to 80% again. His policy of charging more than needed instead of leaving early seemed to be panning out.
Interestingly enough, the extra time driving to the highway to an EA charger and back to the highway was what sunk them . Both teams agreed that the trucks were excellent, and even if there was a lot of charging time.How Did EA Basically Tie With Superchargers? Don’t They Suck?