Universal charging system developed for EVs

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If each station had to separately cater to each make of EV on the road - think of how many different styles of mobile phone chargers are currently out there, for instance, and then picture that applying to cars. Fortunately a consortium of automakers has developed the Combined Charging System that will allow any one vehicle to charge its batteries using a variety of different charging methods.</p> <p>The system was developed by Germany's Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Volkswagen, working in partnership with America's Ford and General Motors.</p> <p>It consists of a single interface on the vehicle, which is compatible with methods such as one-phase AC-charging, fast three-phase AC-charging, DC-charging at home and ultra-fast DC-charging at public stations. This is intended to make EV development a less complex process, as vehicles won't need to incorporate multiple inlets, nor will their drivers need to seek out specific charging stations. Instead, all electric vehicles will be able to recharge at all stations.</p> <p>The technology also features a charging communication system, along with an electrical and safety architecture, that will work with any vehicle using the system.</p> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627/http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-657591-1-1431532-1-0-0-0-0-0-11700-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html" target="_blank">Combined Charging System</a> is being demonstrated at tthe 15th International VDI-Congress and Exhibition "Electronic Systems for Motor Vehicles," which takes place this Wednesday and Thursday in Baden-Baden. It should be ready for deployment in the auto industry by the middle of next year.</p>  <div id="bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Share</span> <div id="article_share" class="dotsontop"> <span class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> twttr.events.bind('tweet', function(event) { if (event) { var targetUrl; if (event.target && event.target.nodeName == 'IFRAME') { targetUrl = extractParamFromUri(event.target.src, 'url'); } _gaq.push(['_trackSocial', 'twitter', 'tweet', targetUrl]); } }); twttr.events.bind('retweet', function(){ var targetUrl; if (event.target && event.target.nodeName == 'IFRAME') { targetUrl = extractParamFromUri(event.target.src, 'url'); } _gaq.push(['_trackSocial', 'twitter', 'retweet', targetUrl]); }); function extractParamFromUri(uri, paramName){ if(!uri){ return; } var uri = uri.split('#')[0]; //remove anchor var parts = uri.split('?'); //check for query params if(parts.length == 1){ return; //no params } var query = decodeURI(parts[1]); //find the url param paramName += '='; var params = query.split('&'); for(var i = 0, param; param = params[i]; ++i){ if(param.indexOf(paramName) === 0){ return unescape(param.split('=')[1]); } } } </script> </span> <span class="as_button"><script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627js_/http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=1"></script></span> <span class="as_button"><g:plusone size="medium" count="true" href="http://www.gizmag.com/combined-charging-system-for-evs/20127/"></g:plusone></span> <span class="as_button"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627js_/http://platform.linkedin.com/in.js"></script><script type="in/share" data-counter="right"></script></span> <span class="as_button"><script type="text/javascript">reddit_newwindow='1'</script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627js_/http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></span> <fb:like href="http://www.gizmag.com/combined-charging-system-for-evs/20127/" send="false" width="450" show_faces="false" font="" id="facebook_like"></fb:like><script type="text/javascript">_ga.trackFacebook();</script> </div>   <div id="tags"> <span class="title">Tags</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li>» <a href="/web/20111209063627/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/charging/" rel="tag">Charging</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20111209063627/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/electric+vehicle/" rel="tag">Electric Vehicles</a></li> <li class="clear_both"></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="bing_unit"></div>  <span class="title" id="comments">User Comments (2)</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="comment_dots">  <div id="comment-85210" class="a_comment"> <p>Yeah, this will work until someone else comes up with a "better" version and markets that! </p> <p></p> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111209063627im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Ed</span> <span class="date">- October 12, 2011 @ 04:13 pm PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-85273" class="a_comment"> <p>A better version might entail a quick change battery with a standardized voltage. No waiting for the charging. Solar power comes into play with free energy harvested from the sun. Consumers or small businesses that own rooftop solar will of course be able to pay close to $0 for the price of fuel, for the lifetime of the car. Germany already has the greatest rooftop solar capacity (per capita) of any country, why would they not want to take advantage of it? </p> <p>Oh, I almost missed it... Ford & GM joined the discussion. Wasn't it GM who killed the electric car more than a decade ago? 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