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Do you really need 10 chargers at 250kW in such remote areas? Maybe 2 chargers 50kW would be perfectly sufficient and much more economical outside of freeways?
by ffhhttt 3y ago
Do you really need 10 chargers at 250kW in such remote areas?
Maybe 2 chargers 50kW would be perfectly sufficient and much more economical outside of freeways?
- londons_explore 3y ago10 250kw chargers are frequently only supplied by 1 megawatt of power supply. They rely on the fact that it is common for some of the stalls to be empty, occupied by cars that have finished charging or can't charge at the full rate for whatever reason. Some sites have batteries to provide a bit more power for the busiest times too. That has the benefit that those same batteries can participate in grid balancing the rest of the time (buying and selling power for profit, and getting paid for various technical grid services too).
- flavius29663 3y ago> Maybe 2 chargers 50kW would be perfectly sufficient and much more economical outside of freeways? That remains for the free market to decide....if the owner considers a generator is cheaper, then leave him be. Where grid power is enough, electricity will be much cheaper than a generator, so if the owner wants a generator, it's probably a choice between having a generator charger vs no charger.
- ffhhttt 3y ago> so if the owner wants a generator, it's probably a choice between having a generator charger vs no charger. Possibly. But I would expect this to be a very uncommon scenario. Unless you’re running a car race* for instance you’d have to have a situation where somebody would both be willing to pay 2x or more per kWh and also prefer to not charge their car at all if they couldn’t do it in 5-15 minutes. * https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/f1/news-red-bull-s-helmut-marko-accuses-fraud-formula-e-using-diesel-generators-charge-cars https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/f1/news-red-bull-s-helmut-ma...