Re:Volvo Cars Adopts Tesla's NACS Port in the United States,...
by clouddrover on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @07:03PM
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> I'm not sure that the current locations that companies like BP and Shell have for gas stations would work for EV charging station.
North America is behind on EV infrastructure. The current fighting over which plug to use will delay it by some more years. In Europe there are many fuel station style charging locations. For example:
> 15x faster than the fastest charging EV at a Supercharger
Shell's new station has 400 kW CCS chargers, but the problem is on the battery side more than the charger side. EVs can't make full use of the charger's available power across the whole charge curve. Better, fast charging batteries are needed.
North America is behind on EV infrastructure. The current fighting over which plug to use will delay it by some more years. In Europe there are many fuel station style charging locations. For example:
- Shell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR2M5W6saAk
- Circle K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TVohXHjLro
- GridServe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoN4WCpuxHY
- BP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1PZJtnuiIU
> 15x faster than the fastest charging EV at a Supercharger
Shell's new station has 400 kW CCS chargers, but the problem is on the battery side more than the charger side. EVs can't make full use of the charger's available power across the whole charge curve. Better, fast charging batteries are needed.