We keep hearing how the SAE will change the standard, and WE WILL ADOPT to their standard.
Let me suggest the opposite. SAE DC charge vehicles will probably adapt to ChaDeMo.
+1garygid wrote:If Nissan was not confident in Chademo survival, why would they
require the QC Port on all 2012 LEAF SL models (no longer an Option)?
90% of tier one purchasers ordered the car with the fast charge port. In order to offer fast charging there is no other standard which is ratified they can install on the vehicles. They have Hobson's choice. They simply made it a standard feature, not so much a 'requirement' any more than the nav system is a requirement.garygid wrote:
If Nissan was not confident in Chademo survival, why would they
require the QC Port on all 2012 LEAF SL models (no longer an Option)?
Let's not forget that AZ is in that group also.GaslessInSeattle wrote:Between WA, OR and TN it sure does seem like CHAdeMO is going to be the defacto standard in a matter of a couple of months!
LEAFfan wrote:Let's not forget that AZ is in that group also.GaslessInSeattle wrote:Between WA, OR and TN it sure does seem like CHAdeMO is going to be the defacto standard in a matter of a couple of months!Etec has been saying for a long time that these QCs will be installed by the end of 2011, but not many people would believe them. I kind of knew and have many postings telling people to be patient because they have to finish the residential by the end of this month.
What kind of legal authority SAE has?GaslessInSeattle wrote:AZ, WA, OR and TN it is then.
If the SAE keeps pushing for a new standard this could turn into quite an interesting train wreck.
LEAFfan wrote:Let's not forget that AZ is in that group also.GaslessInSeattle wrote:Between WA, OR and TN it sure does seem like CHAdeMO is going to be the defacto standard in a matter of a couple of months!Etec has been saying for a long time that these QCs will be installed by the end of 2011, but not many people would believe them. I kind of knew and have many postings telling people to be patient because they have to finish the residential by the end of this month.
Why??? An SAE standard will not invalidate CHAdeMO. Being a (non existing) very late comer to the game, SAE is already starting out way behind with little hope of catching CHAdeMO.GaslessInSeattle wrote:If the SAE keeps pushing for a new standard this could turn into quite an interesting train wreck.
I guess this is true if by rest of the world you mean Japan. Europe has most definitely not signed on to CHAdeMO. In fact BMW may be the most active manufacturer in the development of the the SAE standard, which, BTW, is designed to deal with the various European electrical systems. The car manufacturers don't want two plugs. They want one plug which will work with anything from 120V to 600V. The powerline and V2G capabilities are also a bonus as is the 4x faster charge times and not having to rely on a ground fault interrupt.JPWhite wrote:They also would like to see the standard adopted by the US, like the rest of the world has already.
???SanDust wrote:Europe has most definitely not signed on to CHAdeMO.