The company, a leading provider of grid charging solutions for electric vehicles, has announced the debut of the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), the latest addition to its leading fast charging portfolio. ChargePoint MCS technology will be based on the ChargePoint Express Plus platform, support bi-directional charging, and will enable the production of up to 3 megawatts in the future, which is enough power to power all the TVs that will show the UEFA Euro 2024 final. The enormous charging rate – the system will be able to provide The amount of electricity the average British home uses in one month in less than 20 minutes – will help enable the electrification of commercial trucking.
“Megawatt technology is the first step toward electrifying the commercial trucking industry,” said Hussein Kazemi, CTO of Devices at ChargePoint. “Megawatt charging solves half of the trucking electrification equation. Companies developing electric trucks can now leverage this infrastructure to test and enable their vehicles to meet—or even exceed—the distances covered by internal combustion trucks.”
The biggest benefit of the electrified trucking sector is reduced emissions, as transportation is the largest polluting sector. The industry is currently responsible for 19% of the UK’s transport emissions annually, or 18.6 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Electrification of these vehicles will represent an important step towards meeting global climate goals, but the megawatt charging infrastructure to charge them must first be built.
The MCS cable and connector will be available on ChargePoint’s Power Link 2000 stations, part of the Express Plus DC fast charging platform. Initially, MCS will deliver up to 1.2 MW. The megawatt charging system supports bi-directional charging and will enable production of up to 3 megawatts in the future before vehicles capable of accepting this charging rate become available. The system is also designed for charging in marine and aviation applications.
