Provider of networked charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs) ChargePoint has claimed a “generational leap” in AC Level 2 charging technology with new product architecture.
The innovation will feature bidirectional charging and speeds up to double that of a typical AC Level 2 charger.
This new architecture will underpin models sold across North America and Europe, with variants being designed for commercial, residential, and fleet applications.
Features of ChargePoint’s new AC Level 2 architecture include vehicle-to-everything capability, allowing EVs to be zero emission generators, ultra-fast charging at up to 19.2kW in North America or 22kW in Europe, dynamic load balancing, integration with solar charging and smart energy systems and series-wiring for multiple EV charging.
The new architecture arises from ChargePoint’s nearly two decades of designing and deploying charging stations, with an estimated 61% of public AC Level 2 market share in the USA based on data published by the Alternative Fuels Data Center.
The architecture will comply with applicable regulations and programs, including MID and Eichrecht in Europe and ENERGY STAR in the U.S.
The first models to be built on the platform will arrive in Europe this summer, and in North America at the end of 2025, it said.
Hossein Kazemi, Chief Technical Officer, Hardware, at ChargePoint, said:
“ChargePoint’s next generation of EV chargers will be revolutionary, not evolutionary.
“The architecture underpinning them enables highly anticipated technologies which will deliver a significantly better experience for station owners and the EV drivers who charge with them.”
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