"Our first test, at a 350-kilowatt station with plenty of power to meet the Charger Daytona's 210-kW rating, started off fine. Video chief Mike Roselli arrived with a 15% state of charge. At 40%, the session was cruising along at around 150 kW. Suddenly, the charge rate plummeted to 2 kW, before rising back up to 150. At around 50% battery, the power output fell to a measly 73 kW, trending downward as it reached 80%."
"Once again, the power rate started off strong, exceeding 200 kW at times, but whipsawed to 2 kW multiple times early on. This made for one of the strangest charging curves we've ever seen. The charging session cut out entirely at 36% (which may very well have been the charger's fault). Once we resumed, the power rocketed up to a healthy 180 kW, but soon dropped to 40 kW, where it remained for the rest of the session."
Dodge Charger Daytona experienced inconsistent and unusually slow fast-charging at Electrify America stations in the Northeast. A 350-kW session beginning at 15% state of charge reached about 150 kW at 40% before the rate plunged to 2 kW, recovered, then fell to 73 kW near 50% and trended down to 80%, producing a 47-minute session. A second session peaked above 200 kW but repeatedly dropped to 2 kW, cut out at 36%, resumed at 180 kW, then settled at 40 kW for the remainder. The 20%-80% charge window exceeded one hour. Dodge attributed the slow speeds to charger issues rather than vehicle limitations.
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