Automakers agree on standardized EV charging
Eight global automakers have agreed to a standardized single-port DC-fast charging technology for future EV and plug-in hybrid vehicles that will enable the recharging of most electrified vehicles with compatible systems in as little as 15-20 minutes.
The standardized chargers will be available commercially by the end of 2012, and vehicles using the technology will be available starting 2013.
The combined charging system integrates one-phase AC-charging, fast three-phase AC-charging, DC-charging at home and ultra-fast DC-charging at public stations into one vehicle inlet. The technology will let customers charge at most existing charging stations regardless of power source and should speed adoption of a standardized infrastructure, the automakers say.
Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen will be demonstrating the new technology at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles May 6-9.
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