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Replying to @ChinaEV_Eng_Lif
true 😄 There is no concept of cable management system there, except on latest BYD chargers. But all chinese chargers e.g. XCharge, Sinexcel, Sungrow etc. They manufacture chargers for EU market with CMS. But the white plugs on this made me think it is from China 😄
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Calling EV charging experts. Has anyone seen this charger before? Do you know any details? It looks like it came straight from Shenzhen 😄 It is located at BYD dealership in Sweden. Stålgatan 17, 432 32 Varberg, Sweden CPO: Hedin Supercharge Pic credits: Google
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Replying to @electricfelix
"Unions are often better at killing jobs than creating them." T. Sowell One of the biggest problem, apart from what happened at AUDI recently - talking about the last 5 years, huge downfall was indeed caused by IG Metall in my opinion. The conditions changed massively after COVID and UKR/RUS conflict. It was not the same Germany anymore. Energy prices exploded, inflation and the rise of Chinese automotive industry as well. Few thousands of jobs were saved but now we are talking about hundreds of thousands, inevitabely.
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Replying to @electricfelix
100%. Now I think it could be just Alpi.
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This is new for me - Heliox chargers. Maybe before the Siemens acquisition
Replying to @electricfelix
Never seen in public before: @OK_amba operating a serious @HelioxNL fast charging hub in 🇩🇰 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Thanks Carsten Schilling 📸 📍Hammelev🇩🇰 3,99 DKK/kWh
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Replying to @in3dye
Yes, It looks like this.
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“Charge here for free: plug in the charging cable and switch on the socket.” Ah, the good old days. (2019 - Practically ancient history in EV years) 😄 Hard to believe this was in Germany, where today we argue about unfair and non-transparent charging prices and rightly so. 😅 The site used to have a DBT charger, later replaced by an Efacec QC45, and then by an ABB Terra 54. Location: Bauschlotter Str. 2, 75177 Pforzheim Dealership: Nissan, Autozentrum Walter GmbH & Co. KG Pic: Google Maps
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Thought you could switch off this Sunday? Not so fast 😄 What is this black box on Kempower Satellite? And how many have you seen it? 🤔 CPO: ABC! Lataus (Finland) Pic credits: ABC-Lataus
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Das glaube ich. Im Vergleich zu 15 k€ HYC 50, das ist enorm teuer. Aber jemand hat dies ABB T53/54 für ca. 25 - 30 k € gekauft und vllt fällt ihm schwer, so billig zu verkaufen 😅
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Ja. Zu viel oder zu wenig? 😅
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I think the HYC1000 rollout has now picked up pace 😄
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Replying to @electricfelix
Got the confirmation: It was Plugit HUBE. 360 kW Powerunit - capable to support 4 charging points. 1 charge post, with 2 cables, rated at 180 kW each. They discontinued it for over an year I guess, and hence we see Ekoenergetyka, Kempower and Alpitronic there.
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Oh Je 😅 Vor kurzem habe ich gesehen, SYNFIS hat bei Ebay gepostet.
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Replying to @novenoX @bumselom
Ja - ab 20:00 bei mir in Karlsruhe wird auch Offline. Ich habe direkt bei LIDL Personal zuständig für Ladeinfrastruktur Rollout gefragt und der meinte, dass es von LIDL gewünscht ist. Weil dies Standort nicht denen gehört und die folgen regeln vom Eigentümer/Vermieter.
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Replying to @bumselom
Welchen Standort ist dies? Ich habe bisher bei LIDL In DE meistens 60 kW ABB gesehen und 50 von Circontrol Raption oder bei eine auch ABB C50 (50 kW neue generation)
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was passiert mit alten? Verkauft ihr dies als gebraucht im Markt selber oder nimmt ABB dies zurück?
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Quiz for EV chaging experts: Last year we all saw the pics of Finland's 1st MCS at Plugit. What will be installed at the back here? I have marked in red 😄 Current installation: 2x Alpitronic HYC 1000 power units + 4x MCS+CCS Dispenser Location: Avantintie 27, 21420 Lieto, Finland Pic Credits: Google
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Replying to @electricfelix
Wow - I have been sleeping on Plugit then for a long time then 😅 They are similar to the TELD, but in EU. Charger manufacturer and operator.
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