Commercial DC Fast Charging
This type of charger is mostly used in a commercial or industrial setting. These chargers can provide as much as 150 miles of charge in an hour. This type of charger can provide an 80% charge in a matter of 20 – 30 minutes which makes this type the most desirable charger when on the go.
DC Fast charging is the fastest type of charging currently available (up to 350kW.) They differ from the Level 1 and Level 2 chargers in that they bypass the car’s onboard charger and deliver Direct Current to the battery. The onboard chargers’ purpose is to convert the Alternating current from the Level 1 and Level 2 chargers and convert it to Direct Current. Charging rates can be greatly accelerated when bypassing this onboard charging hardware (350kW vs. 19.2kW.)
Charging Standards
There are currently 3 different charging standards for your EV
CCS (Combined Charging System)
The Combined Charging System is a universal standard for electric vehicles. This plug is capable of delivering a single phase AC, a three phase AC and DC fast charging. This standard is quickly becoming the standard amongst the majority of EV manufacturers.
Chosen standard of the following manufacturers:
CHAdeMO
The CHAdeMO standard was developed by CHAdeMO Association and established in Japan.
Chosen standard of the following manufacturers:
Tesla Supercharger
This standard is proprietary to Tesla. There are adapters readily available to allow a Tesla owner to charge in CHAdeMO and CCS standards.
