Chinese electric car charging station standards to be announced in June
China is expected to release its standard for nation wide electric power stations in June this year. Shenzhen city, the home of electric pioneer BYD, is reportedly planning 20,000 electric charging stations which will make it the worlds pioneer in vehicle charging.
In 2010, the Chinese State Grid has set its eyes on the next big area for profits, they are working with Tianjin Qing Yuan, BYD, and Chery on setting a standard for charging that will be utilized in China, and more than likely across the rest of the world.
CCT will keep you updated on the progress of the talks.
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Well, this is too late and is going to be a China-only standard like China-only DTV, 3G cellphone, HD movie player, since the “Global Charging Station Standard” is already being worked on by Japan and Korea’s government owned electric companies as a joint standard and will become the standard in Japan, Korea, USA, and subsequently Europe.
At least China can slow down the invasion of foreign electric cars into Chinese market with this incompatible standard.
Too late?! Tell me which countries in the world has already finished testing on over 20 cities and already has charging stations set up like China, out of the more than 200 countries in the world. Neither Japan or Korea has a electric charging standard, and I don’t think they can finish before June. So really, China is the pioneer.
But it is doubtful the world will go with the China standard also. Each country will have their own standard just like they all do for different plug receptors. China is the only one that can’t decide on which plug receptor should be standard for home use. You never know if you will have a plug you can use or not when traveling unless you have a universal one with you. Hong Kong and China should at least settle one one and make life easier.
I doubt the USA or Europe will adopt the electric car charging standard developed in Japan and Korea, or China. China is doing the right thing by developing their own standards and not relying on foriegn standards since thier auto market will likely be the biggest from 2015 forward.
There are some misunderstanding here.
A charging station isn’t a simple box holding the power cord; it is a sophisticated system that “talks” to the car to carefully control the amount of current and voltage flowing into the car battery during 20-minute rapid-charge cycle in order to ensure safety and protect battery life.
Accordingly, a standard is required for 480-volt rapid charging cycle and this is what all these companies are vying for. Japanese and Koreans are in good position to impose their standards in the US because they already control the majority auto market share in the US, as well as selling battery and battery controller to GM and Ford.
Chinese can’t export its charging format to US and Europe because Chinese cars aren’t selling there, and US and European automakers do not use Chinese battery and battery controllers.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-05/lg-chem-to-supply-hybrid-batteries-to-changan-auto-update1-.html
ChangAn Automotive is using LG battery and battery controller system in its hybrids and EVs. This follows SAIC’s decision to use American A123′s battery tech in its hybrids and EVs.
You can clearly see the trend of even Chinese automakers avoiding BYD’s batteries.