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Charging station

Meaning in automotive, with examples

nounCore term

In automotive, charging station means: Equipment that supplies electricity to recharge an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle. It can be a wall box at home, a public AC charger or a high-power DC fast charger.

In Turkish: şarj istasyonu, şarj noktası

How it is used

Also called a charger or charge point; the technical name is EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment). Drivers find, plug in and pay at charging stations; dealers install them for customers and for their service bays.

Example sentences

  1. The nearest DC charging station is 40 kilometers away on the highway.

  2. The dealership installed four charging stations for its demo cars.

Common collocations

  • public charging station
  • home charging station
  • fast charging station
  • charging network
  • DC fast chargingHigh-power charging in which the charging station supplies direct current straight to the battery, bypassing the car's on-board charger. Typical power ranges from 50 kW to over 300 kW.
  • electric vehicleA vehicle driven only by one or more electric motors that take energy from a rechargeable battery. It has no fuel tank and produces no exhaust emissions while driving.
  • plug-in hybridA hybrid with a larger battery that can be charged from a socket or charging station, so it can drive a useful distance, often 40 to 100 km, on electric power alone.
  • state of chargeHow full a battery is at a given moment, shown as a percentage of its usable capacity. The battery management system estimates it continuously.

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