Battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs or EVs) are the new revolution in the transport domain that accounts for nearly 16 % of global emissions. It is eco-friendly and requires less maintenance and operating cost.
By the end of 2022, India had 2,700 charging stations and may require 20.5 lakhs of charging stations by 2030.
Level 1 charging is very slow. It primarily covers home charging. It uses single-phase electric energy. It is an onboard charger means a power converter unit is installed on the vehicle to convert the AC power to DC to charge the battery.
Conductive Charging
Level 2
It is the most common public EV charging. It can be a single or three-phase level. In this method, the vehicle is connected to an onboard charger which is capable of accepting energy from alternating current EVSE.
Conductive Charging
Level 3
Level 3 uses AC or DC power to charge electric vehicles. It is used by charging stations. Level 3 charging is the fastest type of charging available and can recharge an EV at a rate of 3 to 20 miles of range per minute.
Conductive Charging
Battery Swapping
In this, a discharged battery is exchanged with a charged battery at a battery-swappable station, and the charge(money) is paid by the customer.
Wireless Charging
This method is still in the research & development stage. In this method, the electric vehicle battery is charged without the use of a charging chord just by parking (placing) the vehicle at a predetermined location.