Nissan LEAF - CHARGING

Nissan just released a nicely done video tonight, about Charging in France ...

We went to see this new Fast Charging Station in Paris

After the opening of this new Fast Charging Station inside Paris on monday, I said we would go check it out, and we passed by this afternoon 

Behind the Tram is ...

this BP gas station with a Fast Charging Station, can you see it ?

A young couple was already there charging their Zoe and the guy got out to tell me that it was not possible to charge two cars together ... oops, anyways I was not there to charge but just take pictures

Gas prices ... should make more people think about switching ... don't you think ?

It was written on the DBT CEV charging station that you have to go to the cashier before doing anything, probably to request an RFid badge to be able to activate the station, and pay 5 EUR if you do not a LEAF, the station being offered by Nissan ...

Thank you Nissan !

Nissan, BP and the City of Paris together for the opening of the First CHAdeMO Fast Charging Station inside the city

Invited by Nissan few days ago, I could not attend this event, but here are some pictures ...

Nissan, BP and the City of Paris gathered today for the opening of the First CHAdeMO Fast Charging Station inside the city




It should be free to Fast Charge your EV there for at least a year, as Nissan charging stations installation plan says: They provide the Charger, and the City and the BP gas station payed for the installation / wiring - which can be more than the cost of the Fast Charger itself -

It is located in a BP gas station, near Peripherique - the "ring" around Paris - at the south Ouest of the city

Check this gas rates out ! and the New EV Charge Sign ! Very cool


This BP station had been well known from the first Electric Car drivers in the mid 90's charging their car there to be able to go back home ...


Even a Tesla Model S was there, using the Type 2 European standard charge port


Chargemap is already referencing it and I stole few pics from their website


Same for the Renault ZOE, with its Type 2 frontal charge port

I could not attend ... Sorry I was working ;-) but I am planning on visiting next week end, this special gas station ...

Some pics stolen from Automobile Propre

First Fast Charge in Details at Ikea using a CHAdeMO Charging Station

Welcome to IKEA Vélizy ...

I see Green paint on the ground ...

Here it is: the CHAdeMO charging station is next to an Autolib charging station

This is DBT CEV DC & AC Charging Station

CHAdeMO side 

The previous charge information is still displayed on the screen: 80%, 31mn, 14.8kWh

RFid activation badge required ?

Yazaki CHAdeMO Connector : DC 500V, 120A, CE, TUV

I know I do not need to charge, but I really wanted to try DC Fast Charge for the first time 

Plugged in !

Charging Station is synchronizing with the vehicle

Red light on top of the CHAdeMO connector and I heard contactors close in the Charging Station and in the LEAF

Charging ...

Charging in process

What is interesting is that the screen displays Volts & Amps : 394Vx 26A = 10,244W , 10kW pushed into the LEAF; since the battery pack state of charge is above 80%, the charge rate is decreased to preserve the cells life

2 minutes later: 393V x 23A = 9,039W , 9kW, going down

After 7mn of charge: 393V x 21A = 8,253W , 8kW

At 9mn: 393V x 17A = 6,681W , 6.7kW

Pressing the Stop Charge button, I then decided to terminate the process because it was starting to rain, and I had seen enough

Charge summary: SOC 95%, 9mn, 1.9kWh

Contactor open, Red light is Off, I can now disconnect the Yazaki handle

1 bar on the Energy Level, which is equivalent to 2kWh (12 bars for 24kWh)

No heat on the Temperature gage

Bye IKEA, and Thanks for the free Charge !

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On my way back to Boulogne, there was this Mitsubishi i-MiEV / Peugeot iOn