The charging system addresses a key stumbling block for heavy-duty truck electrification, which is being able to quickly charge a truck and get back on the road.
"We have what we call short- and medium-regional haul electric tractors today that have about a 200-mile range, maybe 300-mile range," Mike Roeth, executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, told HDT. "Megawatt charging is really important for us [the industry] to be able to extend that range and satisfy either long regional runs … or long-haul disparate route runs around 500 miles.”
The MCS, with DC fast charging connector for heavy-duty electric vehicles, was developed to create a worldwide standard. In the future, the system will satisfy the demand of the truck and bus industry to charge within a reasonable time, CharIN officials said in a press release.
MCS combines the benefits and the features of the Combined Charging System (CCS) based on ISO/IEC 15118, with a new connector design to enable a higher charging power. The MCS is designed for a charging voltage of up to 1,250 volts and 3,000 amps.
