[TusharK]

The Government of India has asked all public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to install both - Japanese and Euro/US-spec connectors for electric vehicles.



At present, most vehicle manufacturers use CHAdeMO or Combined Charging System (CCS) charging protocols, while Chinese cars use GB/T 20234 connectors and Tesla uses a proprietary 480V fast charger. CHAdeMO is used by Japanese carmakers. It is a quick charging method for EVs delivering up to 62.5 kW, 500 V, 125 A DC. CHAdeMO 2.0 supports 400 kW by 1000 V and 400 A DC. However, 15 out 20 major car brands promote CCS, which supports 50-350 kW. CCS is a dual AC and DC system that allows fast as well slow charging depending on the vehicle it is connected to.

The move is expected to increase the manufacturing cost of charging stations as it would require communication protocols to link batteries to chargers and plugs that support both charging formats. Residential and captive charging stations for a company's internal fleet will be not required to support all the charging protocols.

The government guidelines also state that cities should have charging points at every 3 km, while charging points should be setup at 25 km intervals on both sides of highways.

The tariff for supply of electricity to public charging points should not exceed the average cost of supply plus 15%. Service charges will be fixed by state governments. Also, setting up charging stations will not require a separate license.

Today, only the European Union has standardized guidelines for electric vehicles. The CCS Type 1 or 2 plugs (AC) or the Combo 1 or 2 (AC and DC) are mandatory in public charging stations and all electric carmakers, including Tesla comply with it.

Source: Economic Times

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[volkman10]

Originally Posted by TusharK

The Government of India has asked all public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to install both - Japanese and Euro/US-spec connectors for electric vehicles. ---

The government has decided to modify the guidelines for EV charging stations.

The government has decided to modify the guidelines for electric vehicle charging stations to give developers a freehand to choose the infrastructure technology to install.

Existing norms mandate public charging stations to install both Europe's CCS and Japanese CHAdeMO charging platforms which will be very expensive.

A market-driven approach needs to be taken.
Installing a slow charger can cost Rs 2-3 lakh depending on the technology

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