Exclusive ! BeLib : Paris installs its New EV Charging Service

You all heard about about Velib, then Autolib, now there will be Belib in Paris very soon !

Update : Paris Nov 21, 2015 : All Charging Standards Available ! 

More details on my Facebook Page

Update : Paris Nov 14, 2015 : More details on my Facebook Page

I have been charging my EVs here for the last 4 years now


So after seeing the removal of my usual Paris city hall Charging Station (from the 90's) few weeks ago, construction including underground wiring, I knew something EV related was going on there

These last two days, I have seen major improvements there and the charging stations are installed now, and covered to hide & protect them from curious people - like me :) - 

From the stickers on the covers, I can see they are from a French company called COMATELEC SCHREDER and built in Spain by its sister company SCHREDER SOGELEC

They are specialized in street lights from what I can see on their website but are also offering an innovative street light post that can hold EV charging outlets

Apparently they are starting with this site only for now, as a flagship one because it is right behind Paris city hall .... and other old green charging stations (from DBT) are still up and running


They will have 3 types of outlet including an accelerated charge one, at 22kW:
- one regular : 230V single phase at 8A giving 2kW
- one type 3 (our French standard, which will be changed to type 2, European standard (or Mennekes)) : 230V single phase at 16A giving 3.7kW
- one accelerated charging (same as above) : 400V 3-phase at 32A giving 22kW

Originally forecasted for the end of 2015, and with 180 charging stations (now only 60), the project has been delayed by the Architectes des Batiments de France (ABF) because the original charging stations were to massive and too high, blocking the view of beautiful Parisian buildings ...



Now they are of regular size and well under construction, I think this particular site is ready !





We should see the major Anne Hidalgo come outside her office and inaugurate them soon :)

Zerocarbonworld Free EVSE install by Damien Maguire

Damien Maguire received this EVSE / Charging Equipment from ZeroCarbonWorld (Charity by Kevin Sharpe) 6 moonths ago and just installed it

Damien: "Install and run through of my new home charge point kindly supplied by Zero Carbon World in the UK"

Building a Tesla Supercharger !

Very instructive video time lapse on the building of a Tesla SuperCharger station from ground up

Check this out !

"The Project Managers at Electric Conduit Construction were excited to learn that they were the successful bidder on a Tesla Supercharger station. The project was located in Goodland, Kansas and was one of a chain of stations being built across the country to make long distance travel by electric vehicle a reality"

Parked next to a Tesla Model S & Charging

Yesterday at the mall, I got to park next to a Tesla Model S, and it does not append very often
Here it was plugged in and charging using the regular EVSE provided by Tesla, plus an extension cord, like I do, because the 200V AC plug provided would not fit here ...

and when I came back to the LEAF, the other Electric Only spot was ICEed by a diesel car ....- They should just tow them directly without warning I think -

KiWhi Pass - Nissan Charge RFID Badge received and activated

This week, I received this RFid Badge from Nissan for free; It will allow the use and payment - even if charging stations are mostly free for now - of public chargers in France with a unique Badge

KiWhi is the company that makes this badge and Nissan partenered with them to offer this unique solution to their customers, for free ...



Registration on the KiWhi Pass website and link with the badge
After that you can refill your badge using your credit card, and a little fee is added, for example, 60cts charge for a 20 EUR refill



More charging stations are added and visible sorted by date, descending


I will have to test it somewhere now ...