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I'm skeptical of YouTube videos by those who make a living reviewing EVs. Too often, their reports don't match what the EPA numbers show or early adopters discover. But this one sounds interesting:

• claimed 315 mi EV range - my 2019 Tesla measured 240 mi
• 150 kW charge rate - my Tesla was initially 120 kW but now +170 kW
• right sized SUV style

Should I replace my 2019 Tesla, it will be good to have choices IF the EPA numbers are like these and "SuperCruise" is at least as good as AutoPilot/FSD.

A good rule of thumb, always buy the 2d or 3d model year to give the manufacturer time to correct the infantile problems. When shopping, start with the EPA numbers in Fueleconomy.gov. Not perfect but head a shoulders above there rest.

Bob Wilson

This site popped up in my feed today. Looks like they did their homework...

Global EV Sales Report H1 2024 by EV Universe

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2024/08/20240830-slac.html
From the SLAC-Stanford Battery center, the very first charge for a Lithium Ion battery cell actually should be at a rather high currents which increased their average lifetime by 50%. Now I'm curious.

Darn, now that made me read the original article:
Researchers discover a surprising way to jump-start battery performance
Typically battery manufacturers use a low energy charge to try and control the SEI layer build up. It's also a slow and costly way to do this. So they went brute force and attempted to use up a large initial supply of lithium during the batteries first charge by creating the SEI (Solid Electrolyte Interphase) with very high currents.

I wasn't too keen on their analogy of comparing it to scooping out water...