Willie via EV wrote: > > https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/105449/ban-plug-in-hybrids-from > > -ev-charging-bays-say-experts Ban plug-in hybrids from EV charging > > bays, say experts 10 Dec, 2018 Tristan Shale-Hester > > I was hoping some one would comment on this. Can someone make sense of > it for me? > > They imply that 3kw level 2 charging interferes with 50kw level 3 > charging. Of course, barring terrible parking space configurations, > that is not possible in the USA. Is it possible in UK? Or Europe?
I'm guessing, but I think this situation is associated with the combined charging system (CCS) connector: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Charging_System> Basically, it is possible for a charging station to support either ordinary Level 2 (AC) charging or Level 3 (DC) charging with a single charge cable and paddle. I don't know if there are EVSEs that support both, or if only EVSEs that support one or the other are available even though the same connector would appear on both types. Assuming that a CCS EVSE supports both Level 2 (AC) and Level 3 (DC) charging, then any vehicle (not just PIH) that is only capable of Level 2 (AC) charging might be seen as interfering with another vehicle's ability to use the EVSE's Level 3 (DC) capability since the (single) charge cord is then unavailable. While I tend to agree that an EV needs access to an EVSE with greater priority than a PIH (or so-called 'extended-range EV' ;^), since the EV cannot move without charge while the PIH can, trying to restrict access based on vehicle type or charger capability seems like a slippery slope to start down. Do I get to unplug your 3kW-charger Leaf and plug my car in because my 6kW charger is able to utilize more of the EVSE's capability? Can I unplug your PIH to plug in my EV, because I *need* a charge to get home while you want one "just" to avoid running the ICE? What if I unplug your Tesla because you've got tons of battery capacity while my Leaf's much smaller capacity battery means I rely on being able to add a bit of charge before heading home? ;^> Cheers, Roger. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
