As if the battle between CHADEMO and the SAE J1772 committee weren’t bad enough for the cause of DC Fast Charging for electric cars – the Chinese have their own system being developed. The following comes from: http://en.winston-battery.com/index.php/products/ev-charge-station/item/ev-charge-station?category_id=181 Winston Battery is sort of the successor company to ThunderSky, except this…
This slide deck covers electric vehicle charging, especially fast charging, in China. Where in Japan/North America/Europe the conversation about fast charging includes J1772’s Combo Charging System, Japan’s CHAdeMO, or Tesla’s proprietary SuperCharger, the conversation is different in China. They’re developing their own standards and not cooperating with the rest of…
In North America, Japan and Europe, a little standards battle over fast charging connectors and protocols is brewing between the car makers. The Japanese carmakers are pushing CHAdeMO, the European and North American carmakers settled on the SAE Combined Charging System (a.k.a. Frankenplug), and Tesla is going it’s own way…
