Charged In An Hour At Daimler And Nissan

2023 Author: Eric Donovan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 09:36

Electric cars need to be quick and easy to charge in the city or at work. Daimler and Nissan present new fast charging stations that fill empty batteries in less than an hour.

Daimler has just presented the third generation of its Smart Electric Drive at the IAA, the version of its electricity-powered city flea that can be bought by private customers, and the Swabians are up against it. You are now presenting a new partner for the production of fast charging stations for domestic and public use at the trade fair with the Austrian KEBA AG.

Nissan Quickcharger takes 30 minutes

That makes sense too. After all, what use is the fastest electric car if the memory cannot be filled and it has to stay in the garage. Compared to charging at the 16 A household socket, the Austrians promise to shorten the charging time by a sixth. Assuming that an electric car like the Smart has to stay connected to the socket for six hours in order to fully charge its empty 18 kWh batteries, the process would in future only take an hour and thus no longer than a visit to the hairdresser or a lunch break.

The Japanese from Nissan, who were not represented at the IAA this year, are also coming up with news regarding fast charging. The "Quickcharger" presented in the brand's home country is supposed to charge the batteries of a Nissan Leaf or a comparable electric car to 80 percent in less than half an hour and is available in three variants. The basic version intended for home use is only half the size and half the price of the previous version offered. Their sales price should be the equivalent of 7,000 instead of the previous 14,000 euros.

5000 Nissan public charging points

At the same time, the Japanese are planning to set up a total of 5,000 public charging points at Nissan dealers, shopping malls and petrol stations, among others, by the spring of 2016, which seems to make sense in view of the shorter charging times. The company has set itself the goal of having a quick charger available nationwide within a radius of 40 kilometers. The devices are also to be offered in Germany. (mid)