More and more initiatives are emerging to address one of the main problems for the viability and expansion of electric vehicles: recharging. We tell you the latest initiatives that have emerged in this regard.
The presence of the electric vehicle in the market it is already unstoppable, but on the roads things are different, especially in countries like Spain where the network of recharging points is still scarce or ineffective.
Manufacturers and private entities linked to the automotive sector know that the future speaks in an electrical key and, therefore, projects have arisen aimed at allowing the electric car to take off definitively in sales as well. To do this, one of the keys is provide user confidence, let you know that wherever you go, you can recharge your vehicle.
A recharging point with battery
One of the main drawbacks when it comes to extending the network of recharging points throughout the Spanish geography is the infrastructure necessary to supply electricity to them, wherever they are.
Doing so takes time and costs money. For this reason, initiatives such as the one presented E.ON and Volkswagen they represent an interesting solution in many points of our road network.
It is a recharging point equipped with a battery, so does not need certain civil works or adjustments in the electrical network. On the contrary, it allows a remarkable flexibility, being able to charge two electric vehicles simultaneously with 150 kW.
Allows charging two vehicles simultaneously with just a conventional power connection and its internal battery system
According to its creators, this charging point is capable of supplying enough energy to travel 200 km after only 15 minutes of waiting. And all with the only help of a conventional power connection and its internal battery system.
It simply has to be placed in a supermarket or any other point with electrical supply, plug it in and work. When the battery has completed its charge, it will be perfectly capable of supplying power to the vehicles that need it and, from that moment, it will remain operational permanently.
50 charging points
But, while the solution proposed by E.ON and Volkswagen is ingenious and really practical, it is no less true that the foundations of a truly powerful charging network These are conventional recharging points, that is, those that supply energy directly from the main network.
In this sense, Iberdrola and First Stop have announced an alliance to deploy a public network of 50 chargers on the main roads of Spain and Portugal already this year.
In these last months of 2021, both companies will begin the installation of ultra fast (350kW), super fast (150kW), fast (50kW) and semi fast (22kW) recharge. For this, First Stop will transfer the sites where the chargers will be located, while Iberdrola will provide the equipment, their installation and management.
Users will be able to locate all these charging points in the Iberdrola public recharge app, which geolocates the charger, allows you to reserve the recharge point and make the payment from your mobile.
With this infrastructure, users will be able to recharge the battery of their electric cars in an approximate time of 30 minutes and with 100% green energy, from clean generation sources.
In the near future, more network expansion projects will emerge, as well as new technologies. Not surprisingly, we have recently met the network of 50 Win4H2 hydrogenerators. All with one goal: to make the electric car a majority option on Spanish roads and cities.