Japan to double output power of motorway EV chargers

Author: EIS Release Date: Aug 17, 2023

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is to set a higher standard for the electrical output of motorway charging points by 2030, reports the Nikkei.

 

The new standard will be 90W  – more than double the average output of EV chargers currently used at highway service areas.

 

 

 

For high traffic areas and other places of heavy demand, plans call for chargers of about 150 kW.

 

 

Japan’s existing  fast chargers have an average output of around 40kW, says METI, which delivers a 30 minute charging time.

 

 

METI will require operators to install chargers every 70km along motorways.

 

METI will subsidise the transition to 90W.

 

Japan’s cut off date for selling new ICE vehicles is 2035.