Chevy Spark EV and BMW i3 first to get 80% in 20 mins SAE charging
Chevy Spark EV and BMW i3 first to get 80% in 20 mins SAE charging
Following several days of joint testing, General Motors and BMW AG engineers are confident that DC Combo Fast Charge stations from several suppliers will consistently allow an electric vehicle to take on an 80 percent charge in about 20 minutes.
The first electric vehicles expected to benefit from the Society of Automotive Engineers new industry standard for DC fast charging are the Chevrolet Spark EV and the BMW i3.
This industry-coordinated early confirmation of DC Fast Charge hardware and software will accelerate efforts to roll out SAE Combo DC Fast Charge infrastructure in the coming months. Among the suppliers participating in the testing were ABB, Aker Wade, Eaton and IES.
This unprecedented cooperation among OEMs and equipment suppliers demonstrates the maturity of this important technology that will help speed the adoption of electric vehicles around the world, said Britta Gross, GM director, advanced vehicle commercialization policy.
Just as most major automakers adopted the SAEs 120V/240V AC connector standard to assure plug-in vehicles could access all charging infrastructure...
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