Duke 44 is Silla Industries’ project to make DC charging closer and more accessible to electric car drivers.
It will be officially unveiled in Paris at the Mondial de l’Auto 2022. Let’s get to know it better with this super preview article.
- How do Italians recharge their electric cars?
- Duke 44’s innovation between CC and bidirectionality
- Duke 44: the product suitable for commercial establishments and HoReCa
How do Italians recharge their electric cars?
What does the data released by Energy&Strategy ‘s Report 2022 tell us about the preferences, real opportunities for enjoyment, and degree of satisfaction of electric car drivers who recharge their vehicles on the road and/or at home?
At present, our country counts the presence of a small number of public access charging points of the ultra-fast type, and as many as 4 out of 10 EV owners consider themselves dissatisfied with this current distribution. In particular, they complain about the inadequate number of “ultra-fast” type charging stations (>100 kW), however, intended only for highway use.
On the domestic charging front, however, the installed stock at the end of 2021 is about 130 thousand units. This is particularly impressive growth compared to the global average, partly because it is supported by initiatives such as the Superbonus.
Home charging, considered more convenient because it is always accessible, involves as many as 70% of electric car drivers, while only 21% of them say they rely exclusively on public charging. Percentages that reveal how recharging from home or in a private environment is destined to become a key asset for the diffusion of electric mobility in Italy between now and 2030 (a symbolic date for the achievement of the goals indicated by the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development).
Duke 44’s innovation between CC and bidirectionality
Innovative and disruptive, Duke 44 brings DC charging to the market. In fact, the column offers the advantage of DC (direct current) charging, which enables fast and high-performance charging times.
Duke anticipates bi-directional charging to use V2H (vehicle to home), V2G (vehicle to grid), and V2V (vehicle to vehicle) capabilities. In fact, the Duke 44 column can act as a storage system capable of switching energy from car system to home system, grid, and other vehicle, mutually feeding consumption and charging.
Duke 44: the product suitable for commercial establishments and HoReCa
The high performance of Duke 44 requires considerable energy availability behind it, which is why the product is particularly suitable for installation at commercial establishments that can support its operation because they are equipped with a more powerful meter than a domestic utility.
HoReCa venues, gyms, and supermarkets, the provision of semi-fast charging service represents for these realities (and in general for all environments where the motorist stops no more than an hour), an added value that attracts customers as well as a source of income.
In fact, for those with a regular VAT number, charging sessions are accounted for by the operating system of the column thanks to the HoReCa subscription software service to be combined with the purchase of the column.
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