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by chipsa
1843 days ago
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Doubtful most places will have 22kW AC chargers. Most cars won't be able to accept that much AC. That's a 120A circuit by itself on the grid side, and most cars max out at 40A or less right now, because it's more power than that is usually supplied by DCFCs instead (makes the onboard power electronics much cheaper, and you can go to higher power for DCFC easily). |
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Some cars only use one phase (1x32A = about 7kW) Others use all three phases in different formations, usual charging speed is 7-11kW. I think only a few specific Tesla S models and the Renault Zoe can utilise the full 3x32A.
But yea, its mostly a cost-cutting maneuver on the car manufacturer's side to limit the onboard AC charger.