edatoakrun
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By the time we finally get the first public ~50 kW DC chargers up here in North California, they will already be obsolescent...
http://www.chademo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-01_High_power_CHAdeMO.pdfCHAdeMO ANNOUNCES HIGH POWER (150KW) VERSION OF THE PROTOCOL
CHAdeMO Association releases 150kW amendment to the current protocol this year
First product installations expected in 2017, fully compatible with CHAdeMO EVs on the road
Higher power (350kW) technical study ongoing in anticipation of market demand
...The Association plans to release an amendment to the current protocol, which will enable charging with up to 150kW (350A), this year...
The "plug" itself will remain exactly the same as the current one, meaning the high power CHAdeMO chargers can feed power to both the current EVs as well as the upcoming EVs with higher battery capacity. Current CHAdeMO EVs will also be able to use the 150kW charger, but as today’s EVs are configured to charge at around 50kW, they will charge at the current speed...
We expect first 150kW standardised chargers to be deployed in 2017.”...