Global Automakers to
Demo EV Fast Charging at EVS26
Los Angeles/ Wolfsburg
- Eight global automakers to participate in charging display and will
demo the standardized single-port DC-fast charging technology. The
system will optimize customer ease of use and will accelerate more
affordable deployment of electrified vehicles and charging
infrastructure.
The Society of
International Engineers has chosen the single-port fast charging method
as its standard for fast charging and the European manufacturing
association (ACEA) has endorsed harmonization for all vehicle types
Chargers will be
available commercially as of the end of 2012 and vehicles using the
technology will be available starting 2013.
Global automakers from the United States and Germany will demonstrate
fast-charging technology that will enable the recharging of most
electrified vehicles with compatible systems in as little as 15-20
minutes.
Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and
Volkswagen have agreed to support a harmonized single-port fast charging
approach – called DC-fast charging with a Combined Charging System – for
use on electric vehicles in Europe and the United States. Live charging
demonstrations will be conducted during the Electric Vehicle Symposium
26 (EVS26) May 6-9.
The combined charging system integrates
one-phase AC-charging, fast three-phase AC-charging, DC-charging at home
and ultra-fast DC-charging at public stations into one vehicle inlet.
This will allow customers to charge at most existing charging stations
regardless of power source and may speed more affordable adoption of a
standardized infrastructure.
The International Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) has chosen the Combined Charging System as the
fast-charging methodology for a standard that incrementally extends the
existing Type 1-based AC-charging. The standard is to be officially
published this summer. ACEA, the European association of vehicle
manufacturers has also selected the Combined Charging System as its
AC/DC-charging interface for all new vehicle types in Europe beginning
in 2017.
The charging system design was based on
the collaborative review and analysis of existing charging strategies,
the ergonomics of the connector and preferences of U.S. and European
customers. The Combined Charging System was developed for all
international vehicle markets and creates a uniform standard with
identical electrical systems, charge controllers, package dimensions and
safety mechanisms.
The system maximizes capability for
integration with future smart grid developments through common broadband
communication methods regardless of the global location of the charging
system. The combined charging approach will reduce development and
infrastructure complexity, improve charging reliability, reduce the
total cost-of-ownership for end customers and provide low maintenance
costs.
Commercially available combined charging
stations are projected to be available later this year. All committed
OEMs have vehicles in development which will use the Combined Charging
System. First vehicles using this technology will be launched to the
market in 2013.
