L1 charging time with 6.6KW charger

[BetaMark]

With the 6.6KW charger, will the L1 charging time be cut in half as well as L2 charging?

 

[davewill]

Not with the current EVSE, and not on standard 120v plugs. If you need a non-standard outlet anyway, you'd go ahead and do 240v.

 

[smkettner]

No

 

[BetaMark]

Not with the current EVSE

Does that mean that the current L2 EVSE will also need to be upgraded to take advantage of the 6.6KW charger?

 

[jkirkebo]

Not with the current EVSE

Does that mean that the current L2 EVSE will also need to be upgraded to take advantage of the 6.6KW charger?

Yes.

 

[TNleaf]

Not with the current EVSE

Does that mean that the current L2 EVSE will also need to be upgraded to take advantage of the 6.6KW charger?

Yes.

Yes is not the correct answer. The answer is "it depends". For example the Blink and Schneider Electric EVSEs currently have the capability to support a 6.6kW charger. Not all L2 EVSEs are the same, so if someone has a L2 charger that doesn't support 6.6kW charging, then they would need to upgrade.

Again, it depends on the EVSE.

 

[EVDRIVER]

There is no 6.6kw charger at this time. Even it there was it will likely never do more than 12A at 120V.

 

[davewill]

Not with the current EVSE

Does that mean that the current L2 EVSE will also need to be upgraded to take advantage of the 6.6KW charger?

Most of the L2 EVSEs (AV, Blink, Schneider, SPX) already do 6.6kW. The EVSE upgrade doesn't, and can't be upgraded to do so.

 

[BetaMark]

There is no 6.6kw charger at this time. Even it there was it will likely never do more than 12A at 120V.

Your'e right; guess I jumped the gun on this. I thought there was a news item saying this would be in the 2012 models, but it looks like it will be 2013 at the earliest.

Oh, well... my bad.