Huawei introduces megawatt charging station
Huawei hopes to cater to the commercial vehicles sector with its solution. It has a double-barrelled mechanism and claims to add up to 20 kWh per minute, meaning it could charge a truck in as little as 15 minutes. That said, the company emphasises that its solution also works for passenger cars and supports plug-and-charge for 99% of existing EV models.
According to the company, the system delivers a real charging capacity of 1.44 MW and is marketed under the name ‘Super Charge’. As mentioned above, the charger is liquid-cooled and has a charging current of up to 2.400. Huawei states that its new charger tackles the critical challenge of thermal runaway often associated with high-power charging, and that it can operate reliably from -30°C to 60° Celsius.
Moreover, the new ‘Super Charge’ is fitted with a Silicon Carbide (SiC) chip developed by Huawei, said to adjust the output power to avoid impacting the power grid. And for added convenience for drivers, the charging stations can be equipped with a robotic arm that guides the cables to the charging socket.
BYD recently unveiled its new fast charging station with 1000 kW charging power (and a charging current of up to 1,000 amps), which will allow future electric vehicles to be charged simultaneously with two charging plugs. Tesla’s latest Supercharger is capable of 500 kW, which is only a third of Huawei’s announced charger. The most powerful charger from Nio achieves 640 kW and the one from Xpeng 800 kW.
Huawei’s new chargers will be installed in China starting this year. The company announced a partnership with logistics companies SF Express and JD.com, which will deploy more than 5,000 electric trucks adapted to the new megawatt charging system. Together, the companies will set up a dedicated supercharging route between this year and 2027.
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