Buffer storage drives Audi's charging grid expansion

Neckarsulm (energate) - The Audi plant in Neckarsulm is getting 72 additional charging points. This is made possible by used vehicle batteries, which the company uses as buffer power storage in so-called 'cubes'. Audi now operates a total of around 600 charging points for electric cars in and around the Neckarsulm and Heilbronn plant sites, the carmaker announced. Of these, 20 are fast charging points with up to 300 kW charging power, the rest are charging points with 11 ...