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E-car drivers know the problems: Finding a charging station can become a stress factor. "Mobile charging stations" promise a remedy. mein-auto-blog has a mobile “Multicharger” from the company “CAR-GO-ELECTRIC” to the test.
22 kW multicharger - Type2 - The test with the TESLA MODEL S
For the test with different e-vehicles we chose from the range of "CAR-GO-ELECTRIC ”for the Mutlicharger charging box with 22 kW and type 2 socket .
The standard version of the box costs € 960,00. While everyday life with our Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV at the BOX only makes for a tired smile - the 3.7 kW that the Outlander pulls over a Type-1 to Type-2 adapter cable are not worth mentioning - was the model tested S from TESLA already another caliber. The 90 kWh battery of the current Tesla top model requires a lot of juice. A test with the multicharger from car-go-electric was the order of the day.
22 kW - 32 amps via CEE 32
In theory, the box could be connected via a CEE 32A adapter cable and then send a loose 22 kW charging current towards TESLA. Measured against the Tesla Superchargers and their 125 kW, this is still “manageable” - but in practice 32 ampere connections are only as powerful as the wiring in the house behind them. During the first charging process with the Tesla, we had to learn that our CEE 32A connection creates a maximum of 18 amps of charging current, after which the fuse goes to sleep. This is not a problem for the TESLA and the charging box can also handle it.
In the Tesla, you simply activate a charging tip via the on-board menu and then it draws exactly the amount of electricity that our house cabling currently allows. The dropouts did no damage to the box. As a non-electrician, I would still say: This speaks for the quality of the box.
That the Multicharger from car-co-electric.de With 4 adapter cables, with a Schuko, a camping connection, an 16 Ampere CEE and an 32 Ampere CEE, the versatility is complete.
For a longer test drive with the TESLA the multicharger was therefore packed, with it the three charging cables - the camping adapter stayed at home.
22 kW - charging break at the craftsman around the corner
It would not have been necessary, but we wanted to know: what about a properly secured CEE 32 plug? With the TESLA knocked on the next craftsmen operation, in the yard visible a CEE 32 connection. A short chat, a brief explanation of the facts, then the gate opened and we were allowed to connect the multicharger. The very well processed adapter cables from car-go-electric help here. As can be said at this point: All components supplied by car-go-electric look carefully processed and have this industrial touch. Not a lifestyle that is maintained, but a craft that is practiced.
The TESLA was supplied with 22.5 kW (according to the display) via the craftsman's socket. The test using the CEE 32A adapter cable and the multicharger box was also successful here.
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What would we look for the mobile wallbox of car-go-electric.de still want?
Possibly a communicative display. Or even nicer, an app functionality. We would like to have two pieces of information in the display: the current charging current and the amount of current charged after each charge. An app functionality, purely via Bluetooth, could save the display and show the information within reach of the box on a mobile phone app. Then also connected to a “charging diary”.
There is nothing to criticize about the hardware of the box. And that the TESLA with its hungry battery cells accepts the box without any problems should also speak for the quality.