Endesa and Nissan to Develop Quick Charging Network

Electric Car News | admin | September 22, 2010 at 2:05 am

Endesa, Spain’s largest electricity supply company, has partnered with Nissan to develop a Quick Charging network for electric cars.

Nissan and Endesa have agreed to advance the technical progress and deployment of Direct Current (DC) quick charging technology throughout Spain.

This is in parallel to the work started earlier this year between Endesa’s parent company, Italy’s ENEL and Nissan’s Alliance partner Renault on Alternative Current (AC) quick charging technology.

The DC technology will be based on the internationally accepted CHAdeMo standard for electric car charging stations. The network will be compatible with the Nissan LEAF electric car, which is expected to go on sale in Spain in June 2011.

In addition, Endesa will invite Nissan to take part in the SmartCity Project in Malaga and its Quick Charging Demonstrator Project in Catalonia.

Nissan will support the certification process ensuring that Nissan LEAF and Endesa’s Quick Charge device are compatible and the Japanese Car maker will share energy supply knowledge and ideas learned during the development of the Nissan LEAF and other EV projects with Endesa.

In addition, both parties will analyse their joint participation in projects such as the SmartCity Project in Malaga, Electrical Mobility at PTA (Málaga) and the Quick Charging Demonstrator Project in Catalonia. For its part, Nissan will support the deployment process ensuring that Nissan LEAF and Endesa’s Quick Charge device are compatible and the Japanese Car maker will share energy supply knowledge and ideas learned during the development of the Nissan LEAF and other EV projects with Endesa.

Yesterday, Endesa and Mitsubishi have signed similar agreement to jointly develop recharging infrastructure for electric Cars in Spain.