New superlative charging station coming soon to Galliker Transport AG
Altishofen LU - Designwerk Technologies has started marketing its new charging system for electric commercial vehicles. The technology for the container-sized megawatt charging station was developed as part of an ongoing demonstration project. The first system is due to be installed at Galliker Transport in 2024.
The Winterthur-based Designwerk Technologies AG has developed and unveiled a new megawatt battery charging system for electric commercial vehicles. According to Designwerk, Switzerland's first container-sized megawatt charging station will be put into operation at Galliker Transport AG in Altishofen in the canton of Lucerne in 2024.
According to a statement, the transport industry depends on high-performance charging technology for commercial vehicles. It is the only way to achieve decarbonisation over long distances and in continuous or shift operation. Consequently, Designwerk announced the development of a new, particularly powerful charging station as part of a demonstration project a year ago.
The battery-buffered Mega Charger with two charging points has now been showcased to 80 industry experts at the company's headquarters. It is equipped with high-performance lithium-ion batteries, which have a capacity of up to two megawatt hours. The charging power and battery capacity are customized to customers’ needs. According to the statement, the charger is already on sale.
The project group is working to the international charging standard Megawatt Charging System (MCS). There are not yet any vehicles with the MCS standard. However, Designwerk has «impressively demonstrated where our industry is heading in terms of electromobility», commented Andreas Burgener, Director of auto-schweiz, the association of official automobile importers, in the statement. «I think it makes sense to design charging parks in a scalable way and to take standards such as the MCS into account.»
