Ultra-fast EV charging network along major European routes due for 2017
BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a high-powered charging network in Europe.
The goal is the quick build-up of a large number of stations in order to enable long-range travel for battery electric vehicle drivers.
The network will have power levels up to 350 kW and will be significantly faster than the most powerful charging system deployed today.
The build-up is planned to start in 2017. An initial target of about 400 sites in Europe is planned and by 2020, there should be thousands of high-powered charging points.
The network will be based on Combined Charging System (CCS) standard technology. The planned charging infrastructure expands the existing technical standard for AC- and DC charging of electric vehicles to the next level of capacity for DC fast charging with up to 350 kW. BEVs that are engineered to accept this full power of the charge stations can recharge brand-independently in a fraction of the time of today’s BEVs. The network is intended to serve all CCS equipped vehicles to facilitate the BEV adoption in Europe.
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