Renault Zoe 22 kWh Q210 - 43 kW Rapid AC Charge

Hey! In this video I am showing you when I charge my Renault Zoe 22 kWh Q210 with 43 kW AC Charge. I haven't found a video on youtube so I figured I will do one instead.
This is recorded with iPhone XS in 4K at 30fps. I have used auto settings to record all of the footage. There is no filter or color correction added to the video. Everything you see is directly from the phone.
Song used in the video:
N3WPORT & Meggie York - Runaway [NCS Release]
Thank you for watching my video. I wish you have a great day! ;)

[@markmd9]

I don't get how Zoe can charge so fast on AC but other more expensive cars can't?

[@meisterkenobicrypto]

You mostly charge AC when you are at home, at home most people have a 7.4 kw or a 11 kw AC charger, and other brands dont charge as fast on AC because they focus on charging very fast on DC because in the future all the fast chargers will be DC. Also this model cant charge on DC so since it can only charge on AC they gave it a much faster AC charging speed. As you can see the new model of the renault zoe charges slower on AC but is able to charge on DC much faster.

[@ashton9699]

Faster AC charging requires a better onboard charger (which converts the AC to DC for the battery), which of course costs more money to produce and most other cars don't want to have that additional production cost when they could have DC fast charging instead. It's a strange exception that the Zoe has such powerful AC charging, but the newer models have also ditched it in favor of CCS like everyone else.

[@gabrielecomensoli2787]

Renault on-board charger has a patented design, which allows high performance. The charger is named "Chamaleon", since it uses a part of the traction motor circuit to convert AC current (lower cost wrt more conventional designs). The idea of high power AC charging was interesting in the early 2010's since this requires a simpler infrastructure compared to DC, but it has become obsolete.

[@Mladjasmilic]

Zoe uses a traction motor circuit for charging.
It has a rectifier, which makes about 320V DC (single phase) or 520V DC(3 phase). Next, it needs a buck/boost regulator for charging the battery. The normal EV charger has its own inductor, but Zoe uses the biggest inductor in the electric car - traction motor. So it can allow high currents (200A), at the expense of efficiency.