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What's the smallest EV I can buy in the US?
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85kW is plenty for a car with 42 kWh battery.
85kW is 85kW, doesn't matter what size the battery is.
It does matter, 85kW on something like a Fiat 500e with a 42kWh battery would theoretically take 30 minutes to charge (2C charge rate), while 85kW on a Silverado EV with a 205kWh battery would take closer to ~~1.5~~ hours (0.4C).
Edit: More like 2.4 hours, shouldn't post before coffee.
It doesn't matter, because the Silverado would absorb 3x the energy in that time.
The Fiat 500e does 3.4miles/kWh while the Silverado EV does 2.1miles/kWh, so with ~30 minutes at 85kWh the Fiat 500e would go 42kWh*3.4=142 miles and the Silverado EV would go 42kWh*2.1=88 miles. The bigger battery does afford much faster (350kW+) charging and can more than make up for the inefficiency, but when restricted by charging power, the more efficient vehicle will go farther on the same amount of energy.
Sure, you made no mention of efficiency though. And there are many far more efficient vehicles with double the charging rate if you want to go that route.
Listen, this is pretty simple: Is 85kW sufficient for you? Well that depends on you. Is it good? Not even a little. There are 10 year old cars with better numbers.