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by cbeach 1098 days ago
> The Renault Zoe can do 22 kW AC charging. There are public AC chargers too. They are cheaper to deploy than DC chargers

Maybe ten years ago, a 22kW public charger might have seemed reasonable.

Now public chargers operate on DC, at 350kW and beyond, it seems a bit anachronistic to be discussing 22kW AC public charging.

> So.. you claim no consumer needs "all three phases" for AC charging but now you're insisting consumers need 1 megawatt DC charging on passenger cars … make up your mind

I think you perhaps misunderstood the distinction I made between home charging (single phase AC is fine, as we can leave the car overnight) and public charging, which is relied on during long journeys, and for which 100kW+ DC is essential for practicality.

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> public chargers operate on DC, at 350kW and beyond

Beyond, you say. What, you mean like 400 kW Alpitronic chargers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgChK9VDjI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ZWN_-a2j4

How are 400 kW chargers being deployed to the field?? Is it a conspiracy? Is it those mysterious Them?? Are They doing it?