BMW Bevy, Daimler AG (parent company of Mercedes-Benz), Fording Motor Company and Volkswagen Group (stable with Audi and Porsche) have autographed a joint venture to create the highest-supercharged charging network in Europe.
The alliance aim to modify the build-up of a sizable number of charging location to enable long-range travel for shelling electric vehicles. The initiative represents an significant step towards facilitating mass-activity EV adoption.
The projected ultra-fast eminent-powered charging network with endowment levels up to 350 kW is said to be significantly quicker than the most powerful charging process deployed today. The build-up is planned to foundation in 2017. An initial target of about 400 locale in Europe is planned. By 2020 customers should get access to thousands of high-powered charging dot, according to reports.
The goal is to enable yearn-distance travel through open-web charging stations along highways and big thoroughfares, which has not been feasible for nearly EV drivers to date. The charging experience is anticipated to evolve to be as convenient as refueling at conventional gas place.
The network will be based on Combined Charging Step (CCS) standard technology which allows active charging of up to 350 kW. EVs that are engineered to grip this full power of the charge site can recharge – brand independently – in a fraction of the generation of today’s EVs.
