ChargePoint, a leading provider of networked charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), has officially announced the launch of its new AC Level 2 charging technology.
According to certain reports, the new solution arrives on the bearing a specialized architecture which, on its part, will feature game-changing innovations, such as bidirectional charging, while simultaneously boasting an ability to accelerate to double that of a typical AC Level 2 charger’s speed.
More on the same would reveal how this architecture will leverage models already being sold across North America and Europe, with available variants currently focused on commercial, residential, and fleet applications.
Talk about the new technology on a slightly deeper level, we begin from its promise to provide vehicle-to-everything capability, which makes it possible for an EV to deliver energy as a zero-emissions generator for a home, a commercial building, or to transfer energy back to the grid.
Next up, there is potential for ultra-fast charging. This becomes evident once you consider ChargePoint’s new infrastructure boasts maximum speed of 19.2 kW (80A single-phase, North America) or 22 kW (32A 3-phase, Europe), charging a typical EV battery from 0–100% in about four hours.
Another detail worth a mention is rooted in the potential for dynamic load balancing. The idea behind providing such a mechanism relates to automatically accelerating the charging speed when power is not needed in other parts of the building.
Hold on, we still have a few bits left to unpack, considering we haven’t yet touched upon the availability of smart home capabilities that effectively integrate with solar charging, home batteries, and smart energy management systems.
We also haven’t touched upon architecture’s series-wiring capability. This particular facility arrives bearing the knowhow to help a fleet depot, a multifamily housing garage, or even a single-family home with two EVs, in maximizing charging without costly service upgrades.
Rounding up highlights would be the presence of ChargePoint® Omni Port. In case you weren’t aware, the component supports charging North American EVs with any of the most common connector types from a single charging station.
Among other things, we ought to mention how the new solution actually builds upon ChargePoint’s nearly two decades of industry leadership in the context of designing and deploying innovative charging stations, with an estimated 61% public AC Level 2 market share in the USA based on data published by the Alternative Fuels Data Center.
At launch, the architecture will comply with applicable regulations and programs, including MID and Eichrecht in Europe and ENERGY STAR® in the U.S. The first models to be built on the platform will arrive in North America at the end of 2025.
Founded in 2007, ChargePoint’s rise up the ranks stems from allowing businesses and drivers across the board to go electric with one of the largest EV charging networks and a comprehensive portfolio of charging solutions. You see, the company’s cloud subscription platform and software-defined charging hardware are specifically designed to include options for every charging scenario from home and multifamily to workplace, parking, hospitality, retail, and transport fleets of all types.
ChargePoint’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider that, at present, one ChargePoint account provides access to hundreds of thousands of places to charge in North America and Europe.
“ChargePoint’s next generation of EV chargers will be revolutionary, not evolutionary,” said Hossein Kazemi, Chief Technical Officer, Hardware at ChargePoint. “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.”
