DC charger on a wall?

ABB presents at the 2018 eMove360° in Munich, Germany (October 17 - 18) its latest charging product, the 24 kW DC wallbox.

It's designed for single or double output (CCS Combo and CHAdeMO) and can handle up to 920 V battery packs. Despite the compact size that enables installation on the wall, the weight without cables is 70 kg.

ABB charging stuff

ABB says that primary applications for such DC fast chargers are

  • Office, workplace
  • Hotel and hospitality
  • Parking structures
  • Dealerships
  • Urban fleets
  • Public or private campus
  • Sensitive grid applications

We are little skeptical about the 24 kW DC chargers, especially in Europe, where you can have 22 kW 3-phase AC station at a fraction of the cost, and there is a growing number of EVs that can handle 3-phase charging (all Teslas, Renault ZOE, smart with an option, and the new Audi e-tron, just to name a few).
ABB 24 kW DC wallbox

ABB 24 kW DC wallbox

PDF: ABB 24 kW DC wallbox

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