"By now, it's no secret that China is way ahead in the electric-vehicle race, and the rest of the world has little potential of catching up. That includes EV charging infrastructure. The Chinese market now has several cars for sale that charge at 1 megawatt1,000 kilowattsand public charging stations are ready to provide that power. In practical terms, that means EV recharging can be done in about five minutes or so."
"But even more powerful chargers are coming to the U.S. next year, according to USA Today. ChargePoint will begin rolling out 600 kW chargers in the country, promising they will top up an EV in 10 minutes. Now, that would be true if there were any EVs that can take that kind of charging power, but there aren'tand none are on the horizon, either in the U.S. or in Europe."
ChargePoint plans to install 600 kW public chargers in the U.S. starting next year. The company claims those stalls can top up an electric vehicle in about ten minutes. No production vehicles currently sold or planned in the U.S. or Europe can accept 600 kW charging power. Most high-power EVs today top out near 400 kW, and only a handful can reach that level. China already markets cars capable of 1 MW charging and has public stations to supply that power, enabling roughly five-minute recharges. U.S. commercial providers currently offer chargers up to about 500 kW.
Read at insideevs.com
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