GetOffYourGas
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TomT said:I wonder if 2016 will see the continuation of the 6.0 Kw charger or will it become a real 6.6 Kw charger...
nerys said:30kw with 6.6kwh (input) charger would pretty end any issues i have.
Personally, I wish that 20kW* chargers became standard. 20kW L2 AC charging would be far more useful and future-proof than the currently 6-7kW we see today. Plus I have to believe that providing a 20kW AC EVSE would be cheaper than the ~25kW DC units which are starting to appear. The beauty of the J1772 protocol is that the car and the EVSE communicate their respective power limits, and the car charges at the minimum of the two. So a 20kW car (e.g. Model S/Rav4/??) can safely charge on a 3.3kW EVSE, albeit only at 3.3kW.
*Technically, they would pull up to 19.2kW, which is 80A @ 240V - the max for the J1772 protocol.
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