ChargePoint is looking to increase the charging speed of its in-home EV charger to 19.2 kilowatts. It’s more than double what the brand’s current crop of home chargers output — about 7.2 kW. Given the low speeds, owners are mostly charging during the evening, after they’re home from the work commute, and into the night. With the new charger, that may not be a necessity anymore.
ChargePoint Promises Faster Charging
When properly installed and operating at their maximum output, ChargePoint claims that charging times could fall from six to eight hours to around four hours. It’s a huge decrease in charging time, especially considering this estimate takes into account charging a fully drained battery to 100% of its capacity. Most won’t be charging their EVs from stone dead every time, so owners should see a significant drop in time spent charging.
“ChargePoint’s next generation of EV chargers will be revolutionary, not evolutionary. The architecture underpinning them enables highly anticipated technologies which will deliver a significantly better experience for station owners and the EV drivers who charge with them.”
– Hossein Kazemi, Chief Technical Officer, Hardware at ChargePoint
ChargePoint also says its new chargers will support “vehicle-to-everything” capability, which will allow EVs to output electricity instead of just taking it in to store in the battery. Put another way, your EV could be used to power electronics in your house. Of course, the vehicle must support this feature too, as an increasing number of EVs do. Hyundai’s EVs were among the first, though other manufacturers have added the capability since. For now, more details will come soon, including pricing and a release timeline.
TopSpeed’s Take
This will drastically improve charging at home. No doubt, it’ll also make yet more drivers consider switching to an EV. However, the manufacturer does point out your home electrics need to be compatible with the full 19-kW charge speed, and those in older homes may have some issues with this.
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