Show #1172.

 

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When we charge a car, we do not stop; we park it for a period. We plug in and leave. And for parking, the best and safest is to back into a parking space. This means that the charge port should be located as far back on the car as possible. The following questions are on which side of the vehicle we should have the charge port, and again, we should think about safety. If the charge port is on the driver’s side, the charging cable will point into the street when charging at street sides, and we need to stand in the street to plug in and out. This is, of course, not the safest way. If the charge port is located at the passenger side, the charging cable will point into the sidewalk.

 

TOM MOGER

I think Audi got it right with the Etron having a charge point on each side on the front wings for maximum convenience (I think it was type 2 on both sides but CCS on one). Personally I’m not a fan of charge points on the front bumper of EVs as I like to reverse onto my drive/into a parking space, so the rear of the car would be my preference for a charge port, but having at least a type 2 each side would make things a lot easier.

 

SOHAIL

A standard would be good however I can’t see it happening. With Tesla opening their super chargers to other manufacturers a standard charge location would be useful. In terms of ease of access at the front like the MG’s makes sense or right at the back of the car.

 

There are some BP chargers which on the A41 which makes charging a hassle on my id3 as the cables are kerbside whilst charge port on drivers side. A bit like filling up fuel with fuel tank on the other side.

 

MARKUS

Having the charge port in the front fender like the e-trons, looks nice, but there are situations where the HPC charging cable might be too short. Maybe not a problem on a 11kw charger where you have to use your own cable which will be hopefully long enough.

So the best position for me is really in the rear, where we were used to refuel the car with dinosaur juice.

This place is usually not so dirty, you can park backward to the charger in many cases and plug in easily.

 

All in all… Franz von Holzhausen and Elon made the right decision about the position of the charging port on their cars.

 

OLLI MAJANDER

In a perfect world we would all have standardized swappable battery packs. In a near perfect world there would be a wireless charging pad in the middle of the floor of the car so you’d be right on the money whether you drive straight or reverse into your stall. In the not so perfect real world, rather than trying to standardize the charging port positions of cars made by cazillion different manufacturers, it would be easier to redesign the chargers to have longer cables and more flexibility, something like the Kempower chargers. The limiting factor there is of course the ever increasing charging power which requires thicker cables and cooling systems.

 

SHAUN

The best location is in the front of the car because that means you can be central to whether the charger is on the right or left have side.

 

CLAIRE PHILLIPS

The Kia EV6 has it in the rear right where the light cluster is. Surely this means that when you have the slightest of fender benders, you potentially damage the charge port and render the vehicle off the road. From the smallest of taps in traffic.

 

 

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