That would be highly appreciated. I'm sure there are excellent people in the standards group and I hope for the right solutions.
Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter C. Thompson Sent: 11 September, 2013 7:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Nissan Expanding Global EV Lineup To Five Models Hi Peri, I haven't seen any projections from the industry that would indicate 200KW would be necessary - however, you do raise some good points. I'll see about getting those values into the specs. Cheers, Peter On 9/10/13 8:59 PM, Peri Hartman wrote: > Peter, > > Considering that the current level 3 chargers do about 60kW and Tesla's > supercharger will be 120kW, it seems that 75kW or even 100kW is still low > for future planning. > > If someone wants to make a 300 mile trip, they're going to need to recharge > somewhere along the way. Early adopters won't mind waiting an hour to > charge, but I wonder if mainstream people would trade in their ICE with > charge times that long. > > For example, to charge a 50kWh battery in 15 minutes, one would need a 200kW > connection. I'm concerned that we'll be spending a fortune on > infrastructure only to find it becomes outdated by the time it is installed. > Am I being too optimistic or is that still beyond what the standards group > thinks is going to be needed in the next 10 years? > > Peri > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Peter C. Thompson > Sent: 10 September, 2013 6:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Nissan Expanding Global EV Lineup To Five Models > > Hi Peri, > > I feel extremely lucky - I mean I built my own electric 914, and work in > a company that provides free charging, and now I'm getting to work on > wireless EV charging. :) > > As for the timeframe of the standard, I really don't know when it would > become "reality". I suspect that by the end of next year it should be > solid, perhaps even published. > > What the standards groups are planning for is power ranges up to 75KW or > even 100KW. There are several companies that are content with 3.3KW, but > my personal opinion is that this is entirely too short-sighted. We > shouldn't have to change the interconnects if we are going to shove more > power through. > > Cheers, Peter > > On 9/10/13 8:48 AM, Peri Hartman wrote: >> Peter, you are lucky to be in such a critical place of influence! How far >> in the future are standards being designed for? My quip has been that > what >> we have today will be inadequate once batteries can hold enough energy for >> 200+ miles per charge. A whole new set of charging interconnects may be >> needed, perhaps like what Tesla has. I'd like to hear your thoughts on >> this. >> >> Peri Hartman >> >> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
