If you've recently purchased an electric vehicle, you'll need to find an efficient way to recharge its battery after your daily commute. But while "efficiency" may seem to rhyme with "speed," slow charging has some valuable advantages to offer.
Since slow charging has the advantage of not causing the battery to overheat, its wear is significantly limited. In addition, energy losses during recharging are also less significant. The user of a slow charging station therefore makes substantial savings while reducing their carbon footprint.
Charging your vehicle's battery with a reinforced socket allows you to gain 3.7 kW per hour without having to increase your electrical installation or change your subscription. Most electric car owners do not travel more than 50 kilometers per day for their home-work commute and in a few hours, the vehicle will be fully charged. For plug-in hybrids, the question does not even arise, since for the vast majority of them, they are not even compatible with fast charging.
For those in a hurry, there is always fast charging. Yes, you save time, but it is more expensive and you lose charging quality: energy losses are greater because the difference between kWh injected and kWh available is increasing. Not to mention the lifespan of your battery which is impacted by this demanding charging mode...
It is therefore preferable to avoid this charging method as much as possible and to use a reinforced socket at your home or company car park.
A socket like the SPARK 1 , for example , would have everything to please you!
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