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Public EV Charging Station
A public EV charging station is a charging station that is accessible to
the public. They are typically located in places where people are likely to be
driving their EVs, such as shopping malls, parking garages, and rest stops.
- Get the charging cable. Once you have arrived at a public charging station, the first step is to look for the charging cable
- Connect the car to the charging station
- Authenticate and start the session
- End the charging session
Your charging cable will enable you to charge from untethered home chargers, workplace chargers and public charging points, the majority of which require you to bring your own cable*. Rapid chargers (and a few public AC chargers) have “tethered” cables meaning you do not need to use an additional cable
Level 1 AC charging uses a standard 120 volt AC electric circuit. Level 2 AC charging uses a 208/240 volt AC electric circuit. Direct-current fast charger (DCFC), sometimes referred to as a Level 3 DC charging, uses a 3-phase 480 volt AC electric circuit but delivers direct current (DC) to the vehicle.
- 3.7kW – up to 15 miles.
- 7kW – up to 30 miles.
- 22kW – up to 90 miles.
- 50kW – up to 90 miles on a 30-minute charge.
- 150kW– up to 200 miles on a 30-minute charge.
- 350kW – over 200 miles in just 20 minutes (although few cars are capable of this yet)
Cybersecurity experts warn that bad actors can load malware onto public USB charging stations to maliciously access electronic devices while they are being charged. Malware installed through a corrupted USB port can lock a device or export personal data and passwords directly to the perpetrator