We have had a 16 stall Kempower charging station, in my little hometown in the south of Sweden, for over 3 years now, and not one stall have failed so far. Very nice to be assured that your not going to freeze to death because of failing chargers. 👍🌟👍
It’s super important to have chargers you can trust in the cold. We experienced a really cold (-38 celsius) period last winter here in Finland and the Kempower chargers worked as usual.
Kempower visit is just great, next time I'm in Edmonton Alberta Canada, I will need to stop by ChargeStop in Old Strathcona to see their first EV charging station which uses the awesome Kempower chargers!
The EV6 probably had a DC fast charge limit set to 80% (or even 90%). As such, it wasn't going to charge since it was already at 93%. I have mine set to 80% for DC Fast chargers, and will go up to 100% on my home level 2 charge station (depending on my needs).
One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
In BC we have already 6 Hybrid Ferries, BC Ferries is now looking at installing DC charging at each Terminal to go from Hybrid deisel/ battery electric to all electric. I hope they use inductive charging like they do in Norway, so safe, easy and super reliable in the salt water environment, I wonder if Kempower he a high power inductive solution to BC Ferries.
would assume the "dispenser" would be bespoke for the use case but the power modules would be usable I imagine wonder what brand they use in Norway as they have gone all electric on there ferries will say BC is rocking the EV transition and the BC Hydro fast chargers on the TransCanada EVERYWHERE last September was great to see
One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
@@gatoleblanc8432 To bad you believe all this fossil fuel fud as now more is actually extracted from salt lakes. Now the mess that the oil and gas is continuing to do, I will not even go into it far far worse than EV manufacturing. My dad worked for Shell, Texaco, & Imperial Oil on shore and off shore and it is bull carp to believe that is not environmentally damaging. Just take a look at the Oil Sands total mess in North Alberta with their tailing settling pond (now the largest man made toxic lake on the planet).
doubt vert much at all as lots of the NEVI funded sites are in motion already and on investment it MAKES financial sense to invest in "renewables + battery" over "drill baby drill" and like stated the FLEET side is going to convert for FUEL costs alone and dropping battery prices will keep EV prices and storage prices falling all while the ICE car market GLOBALLY keeps getting smaller and more ICE car companies RAISE car prices like what HAS HAPPENED in Europe
Again come out to Las Vegas you can make a video on all the 6.6kw chargers we have here. Why are the two best places for EV’s vegas and southern cali have ZERO chargers?
Kempower and Alpitronics are the best chargers out there alongside Tesla. We need to get those ABB and Delta and Signets (which are basically all the unreliable, crappy chargers EA uses) out of here. And Tritium just went under and ChargePoints are not much better. I hope small, local providers start using Kempower rather than unreliable ChargePoint chargers from now on in North America.
Am I remembering correctly, didn’t Rivian used tell the driver if the charger was limiting power or the vehicle was? I haven’t seen the message in the display in a long time.
Nice charger, unfortunately in Germany more expensive than the Alpitronics and the 300A are a bit a shame. We have many 400v cars which need more then 300A (Mercedes, BMW, VW)
assume 2025 will see ZERO change as those CPO sites are already moving along 2026 and beyond likely SOME wont go ahead OR will scale back some but sites that have a GOOD core business case will move ahead anyways and fleet likely WONT change much as fuel costs are a MAJOR expense for fleet operations WAY HIGHER then "capital" expense places like Canada without NEVI funding the MARKET is figuring it out where it makes financial sense (we have higher EV adoption rates)
There is apparently a backlog on transformers worldwide which is causing problems. The ramping of electrification around the world has probably created this problem as the manufacturing capacity is not there. The higher the voltage the bigger the problem is AFAIK. So the TSOs have some problems getting the big transformers and have to plan years in advance to order them.
One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
This is so sick! Can't wait for Kempowers to fill US like they did Nordics! Marine ports, heavy vehicles, later even electric airplanes like in Sweden!
We already have some airfields using the portable kempower charger with the Pipistel Velus Electro which has become a popular trainer here in the UK. Similar story with marinas
There is another video on out of spec podcast (?) channel that shows the factory. But I'm sure it's changed since they last visited, so maybe do another one? ❤
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One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
If charging cars is going to work the nerd stats is pointless. They need to work like gas pumps. You hookup and get the same energy flow. Until then it’s all beta testing as it won’t scale to world or country wide. These are all steps in the wrong direction. We need a battery tech that is car ready. Investing money in charging today’s battery tech is a giant waste of money and resources. The cheapest used ice car takes in energy as fast a GMA t50. If you have charging speeds varying by quality of vehicle it’s doomed to fail….
Not true. Good example is cellular service. Does a normal person need to know what band are they connected to, what MIMO and modulation are they running etc? Hell no. Do we like to see it as nerds? Hell yeah.
I would like to see the gas flow rate and temp as delivered so there is that - I have a scan gauge in all of my cars gas ones "that just work" included
Depends on the use case. Of course the normal user doesn't need to see it. But it is good that it is there for when it is needed and for those that need it.
We have had a 16 stall Kempower charging station, in my little hometown in the south of Sweden,
for over 3 years now, and not one stall have failed so far.
Very nice to be assured that your not going to freeze to death because of failing chargers. 👍🌟👍
It’s super important to have chargers you can trust in the cold. We experienced a really cold (-38 celsius) period last winter here in Finland and the Kempower chargers worked as usual.
This video earns a triple nerd score certified rating. The look behind the scenes of the power modules at 12:30 is off the chain!
dang, this is exciting, Kempower will give Tesla charging competition, love it, this was really really informative, ty
lol they let you in at 9pm...the QR code is a great idea! love the integration of the website and still giving the nerd data.
Great video. Very informative. Well done Kempower. Also nice to see Genelec speakers in the room. Two great Finnish companies working together 😊.
Kempower visit is just great, next time I'm in Edmonton Alberta Canada, I will need to stop by ChargeStop in Old Strathcona to see their first EV charging station which uses the awesome Kempower chargers!
Out of spec is more like EV’s after dark. 9pm start time😂
Another fantastic out of spec video 👍👍👍 by Kyle and Jordan, nice that Jose was there as well 👍👍
The back end stuff is great!!!
Nice Genelec setup in the conference room
👍🥰👍
Cool ! Love Kempower
Great video guys.. I got to use one of their dispenser here in Canada.. Great units.
This is great stuff Kyle!
26:35 the important part for those news agencies criticizing NEVI
The EV6 probably had a DC fast charge limit set to 80% (or even 90%). As such, it wasn't going to charge since it was already at 93%. I have mine set to 80% for DC Fast chargers, and will go up to 100% on my home level 2 charge station (depending on my needs).
One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
Great video, amazing product.
I’ve been buying their industrial welding fume scrubbers for years for our factories around the world- this company makes bullet-proof equipment.
how to detect finnish companies..... every meeting space has genelecs on the wall 😊
🥰👍
there are 2 known KEMPOWER chargers in Canada already one in Quebec and one in Edmonton AB
hoping to see MORE in Manitoba and Canada
In BC we have already 6 Hybrid Ferries, BC Ferries is now looking at installing DC charging at each Terminal to go from Hybrid deisel/ battery electric to all electric. I hope they use inductive charging like they do in Norway, so safe, easy and super reliable in the salt water environment, I wonder if Kempower he a high power inductive solution to BC Ferries.
would assume the "dispenser" would be bespoke for the use case but the power modules would be usable I imagine
wonder what brand they use in Norway as they have gone all electric on there ferries
will say BC is rocking the EV transition and the BC Hydro fast chargers on the TransCanada EVERYWHERE last September was great to see
One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
@@gatoleblanc8432 To bad you believe all this fossil fuel fud as now more is actually extracted from salt lakes. Now the mess that the oil and gas is continuing to do, I will not even go into it far far worse than EV manufacturing. My dad worked for Shell, Texaco, & Imperial Oil on shore and off shore and it is bull carp to believe that is not environmentally damaging. Just take a look at the Oil Sands total mess in North Alberta with their tailing settling pond (now the largest man made toxic lake on the planet).
Your content are always so creative, never stop!
love the QR code website. I hate having so many apps.
I'm curious how the incoming US administration's promise to discontinue all EV and renewable subsidies will affect the companies expansion plans.
doubt vert much at all as lots of the NEVI funded sites are in motion already and on investment it MAKES financial sense to invest in "renewables + battery" over "drill baby drill" and like stated the FLEET side is going to convert for FUEL costs alone and dropping battery prices will keep EV prices and storage prices falling all while the ICE car market GLOBALLY keeps getting smaller and more ICE car companies RAISE car prices like what HAS HAPPENED in Europe
Again come out to Las Vegas you can make a video on all the 6.6kw chargers we have here.
Why are the two best places for EV’s vegas and southern cali have ZERO chargers?
Love seeing you guys interacting.
I have yet to see a Kempower site in Northern California. When and where are they coming here?
Kempower just works!
Kempower and Alpitronics are the best chargers out there alongside Tesla. We need to get those ABB and Delta and Signets (which are basically all the unreliable, crappy chargers EA uses) out of here.
And Tritium just went under and ChargePoints are not much better. I hope small, local providers start using Kempower rather than unreliable ChargePoint chargers from now on in North America.
the NEW FLO twin cabinets are supposedly quite good and better then the RIO Tinto "blue box" jobies
Those things look amazing! Need them here in Korea! Cudos Kempower!
"Great news, Jordan! The high voltage battery is charging the low voltage battery."
I look forward to this being an ongoing joke.
Fun fact...the Kempower Durham HQ chargers were installed with all electric construction equipment.
the last piece of the puzzle quality charging now just quantity
Am I remembering correctly, didn’t Rivian used tell the driver if the charger was limiting power or the vehicle was? I haven’t seen the message in the display in a long time.
Wow those handles look like v4s
so 6 satellites at the OOS hub when?
Love the extra nerd content, but once in awhile can you mention what all the acronyms stand for lol? I’m a noob and don’t know what CPO stands for.
Charge Point Operator (business or entity that runs the charge site)
@@PhantomWorks22 EV "gas station" operator the "ionna" and such of the market
I only have positive experiences with Kempower chargers
1:21 you're welcome
Genelec speakers in the conference room, just like it should be.
😎🤘
Tesla should have hired their design team.
Best car there is the ev6 as you don't need to open a door to get out of the charger bay.
Nice charger, unfortunately in Germany more expensive than the Alpitronics and the 300A are a bit a shame. We have many 400v cars which need more then 300A (Mercedes, BMW, VW)
Wonder what will happen if NEVI funding dries up with the new administration 🧐
assume 2025 will see ZERO change as those CPO sites are already moving along 2026 and beyond likely SOME wont go ahead OR will scale back some but sites that have a GOOD core business case will move ahead anyways and fleet likely WONT change much as fuel costs are a MAJOR expense for fleet operations WAY HIGHER then "capital" expense
places like Canada without NEVI funding the MARKET is figuring it out where it makes financial sense (we have higher EV adoption rates)
Most new sites are not NEVI funded.
Kyle, please do another Lyriq review, the first one was a joke
Any alternative to Tesla is a good thing.
There is apparently a backlog on transformers worldwide which is causing problems. The ramping of electrification around the world has probably created this problem as the manufacturing capacity is not there. The higher the voltage the bigger the problem is AFAIK. So the TSOs have some problems getting the big transformers and have to plan years in advance to order them.
One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
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This is so sick! Can't wait for Kempowers to fill US like they did Nordics! Marine ports, heavy vehicles, later even electric airplanes like in Sweden!
harbour air in Vancouver Canada have a electric powered airplane in commercial service
We already have some airfields using the portable kempower charger with the Pipistel Velus Electro which has become a popular trainer here in the UK. Similar story with marinas
Second 💪
Do they have any plans to increase the current limit so that 400V cars like Teslas can charge faster?
“We’ll show you everything we can”
Shows reception and a conference room.
There is another video on out of spec podcast (?) channel that shows the factory. But I'm sure it's changed since they last visited, so maybe do another one? ❤
Appreciate the detailed breakdown! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
I rather have a 100's of 25KW Low cost charging rather than 10 High power expensive site
One major drawback with the new solid-state batteries, is the swelling of the battery during charging and ultimately the degradation of the cell after extensive recharging, however lithium is a very toxic metal for the environment, not many countries want to mine it, 98% of lithium is not recycled and goes in to land fills or dumps, causing even worst toxins in peoples water canals, it is way cheaper to mine lithium than recycle it , as people have been blind sided by the truth about the horrible environmental damage and have been fooled into this clean technology myth, the huge amount of lithium used to make just one lithium car is not sustainable for all cars, lithium is a water guzzling toxic metal, it takes 1000 gallons of clean water turned very toxic just to mine or build one lithium car(just one)this is just lithium and not including cobalt which is another of many other real toxic metals in the build of a lithium toxic car (horrible) on top of this, most lithium cars are still connected to the oil and coal grids! clean EV car, Not!
If charging cars is going to work the nerd stats is pointless. They need to work like gas pumps. You hookup and get the same energy flow. Until then it’s all beta testing as it won’t scale to world or country wide. These are all steps in the wrong direction. We need a battery tech that is car ready. Investing money in charging today’s battery tech is a giant waste of money and resources.
The cheapest used ice car takes in energy as fast a GMA t50. If you have charging speeds varying by quality of vehicle it’s doomed to fail….
Not true. Good example is cellular service. Does a normal person need to know what band are they connected to, what MIMO and modulation are they running etc? Hell no. Do we like to see it as nerds? Hell yeah.
Do you say the same thing About RUclips videos? because they literally have a button called stats for nerds....
I would like to see the gas flow rate and temp as delivered so there is that - I have a scan gauge in all of my cars gas ones "that just work" included
Depends on the use case. Of course the normal user doesn't need to see it. But it is good that it is there for when it is needed and for those that need it.
Jose!! I live in NC... when will there be tax incentives other than the federal tax breaks?