Electrical automobile (EV) house owners who’re travelling from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur and need to get a fast cost in earlier than persevering with their journey to the capital metropolis can accomplish that on the Petronas Pedas Linggi north-bound R&R.
There, you’ll discover an ABB DC quick charger able to delivering 180 kW and outfitted with two CCS2 charging connectors. At the moment, the charger is configured to function from only one CCS2 connector at a time for the complete 180 kW output, which implies that when one is in use, the opposite won’t be operational.
With the high-output charger and a automobile able to dealing with all that energy, customers can get pleasure from quick charging instances – 350 km in simply half-hour – as we clarify on this video. The price of charging is set by time and set at RM3 per minute, though Mercedes-Benz EQ house owners will get pleasure from a 50% low cost by means of the JomCharge app.
The DC charger was arrange as a part of a collaboration between Gentari (a subsidiary of Petronas), Mercedes-Benz EQ and JomCharge. The one positioned on the Petronas Pedas Linggi north-bound R&R is considered one of 5 quick chargers deliberate, with one other already operational on the Petronas Gambang R&R west-bound station on the East Coast Expressway (ECE), and three extra set to be put in alongside different main highways.
If you wish to know extra in regards to the new Gentari DC quick charger, give this video a watch. For EV house owners who’ve already tried it, how has the expertise been to date? Tell us within the feedback beneath.
GALLERY: Gentari 180 kW DC quick charger
