SINGAPORE - Shell has rolled out electric vehicle chargers at three stations that can charge as much as 50 per cent of the battery on a Hyundai Ioniq 5 in around 15 minutes.
Shell’s fast chargers make EVs a more attractive option for drivers, he said, adding that the launch is a “meaningful milestone in Singapore’s journey towards a sustainable and smart energy future”. Depending on factors like electricity demand, the state of charge in the storage batteries and whether there is electricity supply from the solar panels, the system decides how to use the energy stored - whether to discharge it continuously to enable high-powered EV charging or to slow down charging speeds.
By integrating the EV chargers at the three stations with the storage system as well as renewable energy from the rooftop solar panels, Shell said it is able to work around the constraints of the electrical grid. The renewable energy from the solar panels at Shell’s stations and plant is also fed into Singapore’s national power grid. A single megawatt hour of renewable electricity put into the grid translates to a single renewable energy certificate .