The key elements include six high speed charging hubs on motorways capable of charging eight vehicles simultaneously; 16 high speed charging hubs capable of charging four vehicles simultaneously; additional high power chargers at 34 current 50 kW locations; upgrading over 50 22 kW chargers to 50 kW, and replacing up to 264 locations with 528 charge points at the pre-existing pilot grade of 22 kW to next generation high reliability models.
kanuseeme wrote: » How many BEV's are there in the country now? New and imported? How many times do you need to be in a situation like that before you make up your mind on what car you will buy next? I think the Hub building will always be playing catch up.
ELM327 wrote: If you put a slow charger somewhere you will be putting it somewhere where people will go for a number of hours going about their regular business. If you introduce "overstay" fees (you can't overstay on a standard charger IMO but thats another story) you will disincentivize their use. Who will leave the cinema mid way through a film, end a work meeting early, take a bus or train back to the charger half way through work, tell the mrs it's time to leave the clothes shopping at Dundrum etc etc. Not to mention a charger near a hotel, expecting guests to move at 3am after a night in the restaurant and bar is not on.
AndyBoBandy wrote: » So it’s 1 CCS & 1 Chademo on the 150kW... So 2 units (1 150kW & 1 50kW) can charge 2 cars at once. 3 if someone uses the AC 43 on the older unit. #Progress
slave1 wrote: » Is that currently free of charge?
slave1 wrote: » Yes, that's it. To the left you can see you will be in a yellow box blocking the entrance so I can never see that as viable. To the right where the Model 3P is parked is the Disabled Parking (car is blocking the blue box) so that 3 is illegally parked (assuming no blue badge)
graememk wrote: » I think the "high powered" ones can run both? so... 3 cars on dc.
Irishjg wrote: » Will it charge both sides ... CCS and CHAdeMO at the same time ?
Black_Knight wrote: Yes, load balanced though.
McGiver wrote: » Well as all Chademo cars around here are 50 kW DC capable (L62 is a rarity), does it mean 100 kW remaining for the CCS?
slave1 wrote: » Thar she blows
MJohnston wrote: » I doubt that's a problem, they're incredibly well insulated and trail on the ground all the time anyway.
Significant damage is being caused to chargers, particularly connector heads. It may be newer less experienced drivers who are unaware of how to unlock the cables from their vehicles and people failing to replace the connectors carefully back in the cradle. Over the last while 10 Fast AC, 6 CCS and 5 CHAdeMO cables have been replaced. Including the site visit to replace the cables this cost has amounted to more than €20,000. This high level of replacement also affects availability to customers once normal level of spare parts is exhausted.
zg3409 wrote: » The short length is to prevent people driving over the plugs which they do regularly and the cables and plugs are crazy expensive. They replaced 3 in one month alone. However I agree they are too short for proper use. They should allow parking on all sides allowing 4 parking space options.
MJohnston wrote: » Just make them auto-retractable cables, just like petrol pumps!
