Glossary
Rapid EV charging (carga rápida, DC fast charging)
DC charging at 50 kW or more, where an external charger feeds the battery directly. It is the mode 4 charging found at charging hubs and lets you add hundreds of kilometres in a short time. In US English, DC fast charging.
What rapid charging is
Rapid charging (carga rápida) is charging on direct current, the kind done by the big posts at charging hubs (electrolineras). Unlike home charging, the external charger converts the current and delivers it straight to the battery, bypassing the car’s onboard charger. The standards call this mode 4.
Usual power levels
- Rapid: around 50 kW.
- Ultra-rapid: from 150 kW upwards, up to 350 or 400 kW on the most powerful units.
The connector in Europe is CCS Combo 2. The car charges at the maximum it accepts, which may be lower than the post’s rating.
The charging curve
Power is not constant. The car accepts a lot with a low battery and reduces it as it fills, especially above 80 %. On a road trip the efficient approach is to charge from 10 or 20 % to 80 % and drive on: the last stretch is slow.
What it costs
It is the most expensive way to charge. At guide prices of about 0.45 euros per kWh, 100 km costs 7 to 11 euros, against about 1.80 euros charging at home off-peak. It suits trips, fleets and people with nowhere to charge at home, but not daily charging.
Rapid charging at a business
A rapid charger needs a lot of power, so it often requires a project, a large supply contract or even a transformer substation. When the charging infrastructure exceeds 50 kW, ITC-BT-04 requires a project signed by a qualified engineer and an initial inspection by an inspection body. See public EV charging with OCPP in Seville, Spain.
Related services
EV charging for businesses and fleets
We install fleet EV charging in Seville, Spain: chargers for your company vehicles, for staff and for the customer car park, with user management by card, power sharing and consumption tracking per vehicle. We also handle the engineering project and the legalisation.
Charging with management and payment
We install OCPP EV chargers in Seville, Spain connected to a management platform, so you can identify each user with an RFID card or an app, share the available power and charge for the energy: hotels, car parks, shops, companies with staff and residential communities that want shared charging.
EV charging for hotels and shops
An EV charger for hotels, restaurants and shops in Seville, Spain attracts customers who drive electric cars: they park, spend and leave with a fuller battery. We install chargers with payment by app or card and OCPP management, and we help you meet the compulsory minimum number of charging points.
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