Porsche kicks off Macan EV production at its newly upgraded plant

m463 · 2024-05-15T03:30:55

Sort of funny to name the quicker EV the "Turbo" model.

Will Mercedes respond with a Kompressor EV?

rasz · 2024-05-15T04:29:58

The 6.0L E65 Mercedes? The 4.0/5.5/6.2L E63 one? Everyone is lying, thats what marketing does.

m463 · 2024-05-15T08:05:37

yes, that would work - describing electrons or batteries in Liters!

(to be clear, I was pointing out that "turbo" is an exhaust-gas powered intake air compressor, which makes no sense when naming an electric car)

EDIT: although supercharger actually does make sense with EVs, just not in the same way as say, Kompressor :)

peutetre · 2024-05-15T11:20:42

> describing electrons or batteries in Liters!

The volumetric energy density of batteries is described in litres. The gravimetric energy density is described in kilograms:

https://zbotek.com/gravimetric-vs-volumetric-energy-density/

> although supercharger actually does make sense with EVs

It doesn't. It just the brand name Tesla chose. Kompressor is the brand name Mercedes chose for its supercharged cars:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercharger

ch_sm · 2024-05-15T13:30:38

> It doesn't. It just the brand name Tesla chose

Well, a supercharger does charge the car „super“ fast, so there you go. Just a different kind of „super-charging“.

peutetre · 2024-05-15T13:56:29

It doesn't. Electrify America and Fastned charge Teslas faster:

https://x.com/itskyleconner/status/1775014705222070331

https://insideevs.com/news/507489/tesla-model3-charging-fast...

m463 · 2024-05-15T21:39:31

I'm sorry, but I was saying this all tongue-in-cheek.

I'm actually ridiculing the marketing departments. They are applying technical terms used to market internal combustion engines to electric vehicles where it makes no sense.

Trying to apply liters of displacement of an internal combustion engine somehow to electric vehicles would also be ridiculous. I was also ridiculing Kompressor if mercedes were to bring the term to EVs, which they have not.

That said, supercharger as a term for fast charging an electric car does make sense, and is rather deliberately humorous with its juxtaposition with a driven air compressor intake for a powerful car. Also no charge to charge events. And plaid is humorous too.