For many years I've read that high current charging depreciates any battery faster than lower current charging. The exception is lead batteries, where some (possibly short) period of initial high current "slam" can actually extend cycle life. Back in the 1990s, Hawker used to recommend 1C to 2C for their Genesis range.
Renault have added (optional) CCS charging to the Zoe for 2020. However, they're limiting it to 50kW. That seems low, with 150kW to 350kW DC charging wandering onto the scene these days. Some previous Zoe models supported 3-phase AC charging at 43kW, so this is only 20% more. Even though Renault use different cells from Nissan despite the two companies being joined at the hip, I suspect that they have a good reason to proceed with caution. I wouldn't want to fast-charge any more often than absolutely necessary. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
