CHAdeMO
Proper noun
Meaning
CHAdeMO
(automotive) a DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, spread worldwide.
Examples
According to CHAdeMO, there are more than 30,000 CHAdeMO equipped charging points around the world (May 2020).
But in terms of connectors at those stations, CCS already has a strong lead—with 5,150 total charging connectors, more than 1,000 ahead of CHAdeMO.
Nissan also announced that the Ariya will be the first, among what it claims are many EVs in the works, to drop the CHAdeMO fast-charging standard, in favor of CCS in the U.S. and Europe.
And with thousands of CHAdeMO Quick Charging points and level 2 stations already available, with more being built every day, you’re never far from your next charge.
The available Quick Charge Port (standard on SV and SL, optional on S) allows charging to 80 percent capacity in about 30 minutes at public charging stations using a CHAdeMO fast charger.