Nissan Develops New Quick Charger for Electric Vehicles

Electric Car News | admin | September 12, 2011 at 7:06 am

Nissan has developed a new quick charger for electric vehicles that’s smaller, about half the price, and easier to install than the current quick charger manufactured by Nissan.

The new charger complies with CHAdeMO protocol and is compatible with Nissan EVs as well as EVs manufactured by other companies.

The new quick charger will go on sale in November Nissan parts companies throughout Japan in Japan and is planned later for the U.S. and Europe, Japan’s No. 2 automaker said Monday.

Nissan aims to sell 5,000 of the new quick chargers by the end of fiscal year 2015 (March 2016) to contribute to the ongoing development of the EV quick charging infrastructure in Japan.

The basic model of the new charger will cost about half the price of the current model, which is stockier and has more parts, and costs 1.47 million yen ($19,000). The higher-grade model for outdoors will also be cheaper and cost under 1 million yen ($13,000).

Specifications

	Base specification	Standard specification	Cold weather specification
Rated input	49kW 3- AC200V
Output voltage	Maximum DC500V
Output current	Maximum DC125A
Connector to feed power to the EV	JEVS G 105-1993-compliant
Height/width/depth (mm)	1,840x380x665
Countermeasures taken			- Heater- Cold-resistant cable
Main specifications	- Indoor specification- No LCD display - External charger connector hook - 2m cable - Antirust paint	- Outdoor specification- Monochrome LCD display (color LCD display is an option) - Built-in connector holder 4m cable - Final paint coating (white)	- Outdoor specification- Monochrome LCD display (color LCD display is an option) - Built-in connector holder - 4m cable - Final paint coating (white) - Heater - Cold-resistant cable