Hello all! I just wanted to contribute to the CHAdeMO thread with my early results.
Last week I tried out a Nissan station (Pinnacle Nissan) in Scottsdale. It worked like a charm, but only gave about 14kW. I didn't post because unfortunately I didn't get the charger specs, other than the fact it was an ABB. But I was happy to see it work flawlessly.
Today, I thought I would try and see how a Blink unit works, and see if I could get a little more juice like others have reported. I pulled up and there was already a Leaf charging. I know that the Blink units will wait for the first car to charge before starting the second, but I tried to get things activated, and it only resulted in a communications error. So I'm not sure if it had something to do with the first car still charging, or the fact that it's one of the many Blink units not functioning properly.
Anyway, the Leaf owner left, and I managed to plug into the left port, and success! I should also add that I used the on-screen feature (on the Blink unit) to charge to 100%, as the default is 80%.
I had arrived with 16% SOC (40 miles). It was charging successfully and fluctuating between 39-44kW. I went in the nearby mall, and eventually got a notification that charging had been interrupted at 74% (186 miles).. So I went back to the car, and the Blink screen was just back to the normal welcome screen, with no report of any error.
I also noted that the charge lasted exactly 60 minutes before getting interrupted.
So I went home, and called Blink to ask if there is a 60 minute limit. The CSR said no there isn't, but there is a limit to charge the car to 80% if you start with less than 50%, and 100% if you start with more than 50%. This is good information, but doesn't add up to my experience of stopping at 74%. He didn't have much to add other than it was close enough to 80.
So in summary, I charged for 60 minutes, and gained 146 miles. (45 kWh used) (at the Blink fee of $6.99 in AZ)
Attached are some pictures. (Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix)
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