Electrify America launches a pilot project aimed at improving waiting times at EV charging stations, by blocking capacity at 85 percent.
Electrify America has just announced a pilot project aimed at reducing waiting times at EV charging stations. The aim is to ensure that more motorists can take advantage of the services and to reduce the frustrations associated with long wait times.
Take note that this is an Electrify America pilot project and does not involve Canadian counterpart Electrify Canada. The project will initially involve 10 stations in California. If it proves successful, the idea could be replicated across the continent. Une station du réseau Electrify America | Photo: Electrify America Some may find the measure extreme, but others will applaud it. Many EV owners have stories of arriving at a charging station to find a car recharged but still occupying the space and hogging the charger, with no owners in sight.
Here's a simple example, provided by Autoblog. A Kia EV6 will take around 16 minutes to go from 10 to 80 percent charge. It would take another 15 to 20 minutes to go from there to 100 percent - a lot of time for a vehicle to spend at the station to recover just a little more charge.
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