Audi inaugurates its first Audi charging hub: premium and ultra-fast charging for electric cars

We recently told you about Audi's plans to launch a network of charging points for electric cars very special: the Audi charging hubThe project, which as we will see now is very interesting, is now a reality: Audi announces that The world's first Audi charging hub will be launched on December 23, at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre. The idea is to offer an innovative and very premium charging concept, which goes far beyond the simple charging post that you can find at an electric charging station. And with many additional advantages, as we will see.

Second-life batteries as an energy centre

The new Audi charging stations based on this concept are designed around so-called "cubes", which are flexible containers that can be disassembled, grouped together and moved. Each of these units provides two fast charging points, and each Audi charging hub is designed to have at least three “cubes” – that is, up to six charging points. But the best thing is that second-life batteries from Audi e-tron vehicles used as prototypes or test mules are used to store the energy to recharge the electric cars.

With their 2,45 MWh of temporary energy storage capacity, these charging stations only need a connection to the available low-voltage grid: 200 kW is enough to continuously supply these storage modules. And about photovoltaic panels on the roof from the installation provide another 30 kW. According to Audi, its customers can charge up to six electric cars with charging capacities of up to 320 kW. And Each Audi charging hub provides enough energy to charge up to 80 cars per day.. A car like the The Audi e-tron GT, which supports fast charging at up to 270 kW, can recharge the battery to 80% of its capacity at one of these charging stations in around 25 minutes. Or recover energy to travel 100 km in just 5 minutes.

Premium recharge concept

To make the whole process easier, the charging points of these Audi charging hubs can be reserved in advance. And the process is very simple: if the car has a Plug and Charge system, you don't even need a card with a radio frequency identification. The car connects to the charging point and the entire authentication and billing process is carried out automatically. For those customers with a contract in theAudi e-tron Charging charging service, The current price of recharging is 31 euro cents per kWh..

Another of the strengths of these charging centres, ideal for those who do not have the possibility of plugging in their car at home, and which also relieve possible peaks in demand on the network in urban environments, is that they offer rest areas to make the wait during recharging more pleasant. Users have, for example, special lounge-type rooms, and exclusive services such as electric scooter loanAnd including Test drives with other Audi vehicles.

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