Hamburg, Germany 
February 2, 2023 (…) ‘The power grids in city centres do not have the necessary connected load for high-power charging,’ says Henrik Thiele. He is Managing Director of the Munich-based charging provider Qwello. The longer charging time is not an argument for him: ‘A car is parked for several hours a day.’ Parking spaces are scarce in cities and this is exactly what Qwello offers in combination with an AC connection. In Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, customers can reserve their charging spot for 15 minutes. At 0.37 euros per kilowatt hour, Qwello passes on the green charging current almost at cost price. The company earns its money with the reservation fee (1 euro) and the parking fee of 0.02 euros per minute – i.e. 1.20 euros per hour. A maximum of three hours is charged between 9 pm and 7 am. It is hard to imagine this pricing model working profitably. The city charges three euros per hour for parking at the roadside, right next to the four Qwello charging points in the Hoheluft-Ost district. It is therefore significantly cheaper to park at the charging station without charging.
Charging capacity: you can’t get the electric car full
The city of Hamburg puts a spanner in the works of this idea. Whether at Qwello or Stromnetz Hamburg, you can only park for one hour at a fast charger and two hours at a normal charger during the day. To put it simply, an electric car charges 22 kWh in two hours at a normal charger. Current models have a battery capacity of between 50 and 100 kWh. This means you will never get your e-car fully charged before a long-distance journey. Nevertheless, the time limit will soon be extended from two to three hours (…)
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