South Africa's first fully off-grid EV charging station delayed by three months

[Daniel Puchert]

Bad news for South Africa's first off-grid electric charging network

The completion of South Africa's first fully off-grid electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been delayed by three months.

However, the company behind the station — Zero Carbon Charge (ZeroCC) — remains adamant that it is still on course to construct 120 of these stations a year after the estimated new completion date for its first station.

 

[wingnut771]

Why do they make the roof round so they cant mount solar panels on it?

 

[WollieVerstege]

Why do they make the roof round so they cant mount solar panels on it?

Very good question, esthetics over function.

 

[wingnut771]

Very good question, esthetics over function.

Must be millennials or gen z designing things.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Must be millennials or gen z designing things.

DEI-zed and Confused

 

[r00igev@@r]

Why do they make the roof round so they cant mount solar panels on it?

It looks pretty?

 

[r00igev@@r]

Bad news must be accompanied by some kissing and nailing!

 

[wingnut771]

It looks pretty?

Does it?

 

[LCBXX]

I call dibs on their batteries when the endeavour goes pear-shaped.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Does it?

Now don't touch Porsche owners on their studios.

 

[porchrat]

Why do they make the roof round so they cant mount solar panels on it?

it's probably more complicated to build a frame to mount the panels on, but I wouldn't say you can't mount solar panels on it. Just a needless pain in the neck to do so.

 

[wingnut771]

it's probably more complicated to build a frame to mount the panels on, but I wouldn't say you can't mount solar panels on it. Just a needless pain in the neck to do so.

Do you have to have 2 rain gutters too?

 

[porchrat]

Do you have to have 2 rain gutters too?

Most likely, otherwise it just pours down the one side.

Their renders don't seem to include them. They're renders though so who knows what it ends up looking like.

 

[wingnut771]

Now don't touch Porsche owners on their studios.

Taycan rocks at 280kW charging speed.

 

[wingnut771]

Most likely, otherwise it just pours down the one side.

I would make it flat with one gutter and point it north. The shareholders will love me.

 

[porchrat]

I would make it flat with one gutter and point it north. The shareholders will love me.

that's the smart way to do it sure...

The images in the article look like renders though. I imagine when they actually build the thing they'll make changes.

 

[c3n0byt3]

Why do they make the roof round so they cant mount solar panels on it?

I don't think they're using those roofs to mount the panels. They'd need a bigger roof right?
They probably have dedicated mounting stands close by (with better security?).

 

[wingnut771]

The future is standard batteries and hot-swap at a battery station. Pump jockeys become battery jockeys.

Battery weighs 500kg. The Nio battery swap station is automated.

 

[konfab]

Why do they make the roof round so they cant mount solar panels on it?

Architects...

 

[HermeticAnarchist]

The future is standard batteries and hot-swap at a battery station. Pump jockeys become battery jockeys.

Nah, the future is petrol and diesel. This fad won't go anywhere. Not in its present form, at least.