Internet find: Audi builds DC chargers, shows AC cables
The installation of fast chargers is good and commendable in itself, even if six individual 150 kW charging stations throughout South Africa will certainly not immediately convince anyone to buy an electric Audi. The stations are located on the N1, N2 and N3 motorways.
The statement that “An ultra-fast charger can top up an average Audi e-tron battery from 5% to 80% in 30 minutes or less,” is also true. But there is still one major problem.
The images published along with the post do not match the rest of the content. They show an Audi e-tron quattro (not yet the Q8 e-tron, as the model is now called) drawing power from an AC column. The type 2 cable is plugged into the vehicle on one side and into an Audi-branded charging station on the other. Depending on whether the vehicle is equipped with the optional 22 kW charger, a maximum of 22 kW is fed into the battery. Although this is good for charging with alternating current, it is a world away from the 150 kW that would be possible at one of the charging points installed in South Africa. In addition, AC charging with 22 kW is also not really suitable for fast charging on highways, especially not with a battery as large as the one in the Audi e-tron.
No question, mistakes happen, and to err is human. But electric mobility is no longer in its infancy, especially at a company like the Volkswagen Group. This article should thus not be seen as a mockery, but as a clarification. Because let’s be honest: nobody would have published a press photo of an Audi sports car fuelled by diesel. And that’s exactly where we need to get to with electric mobility!
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