edatoakrun
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edward said:Renault says:
"ZOE is the only electric vehicle to feature the Chameleon charger. Patented by Renault, this charger is compatible with all power levels up to 43kW. Charging batteries at a charging station can take between 30 minutes and nine hours. For example, ZOE can be charged in an hour at 22kW. This intermediate power level extends battery life and puts less pressure on the power grid than the fast-charging of batteries at 43kW. Fast-charging stations are currently equipped with high-power chargers. Now that the Chameleon charger is fitted to the vehicle, there is no longer any need for chargers at charging stations. New fast-charging stations will be opened which are easier and more cost-effective. They will cost less than €3,000, a quarter of the cost of existing fast-charging stations."
http://blog.renault.com/en/2012/03/06/renault-zoe-quite-simply-revolutionary-and-yet-a-reality/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Looks pretty clear to me.
Not to me.
If it costs, as suggested above, about 9,000 Euro, additionally, for each fixed charger installation, how can it be so cheap, to put them in every BEV?
I've always expected cost and vehicle efficiency considerations to cause fast chargers to tend to evolve from "BEV located" to "station located", so that one costly DC charger could service dozens of BEV's, and the BEV is relieved of the weight and space burden, of carrying the fast charger in the vehicle.