§ 21.06.228. Charging levels.

"Charging levels" means the electrical force, or voltage, at which an electric vehicle's battery is recharged. Levels 1, 2, and 3 are the most common electric vehicle (EV) charging levels, and include the following specifications:

1)

Level 1 is considered slow charging. It requires a fifteen or twenty amp breaker on a one hundred twenty-volt AC circuit and standard outlet. This level of charging can fully recharge a BEV between eight and thirty-two hours and a PHEV between three and fifteen hours.

2)

Level 2 is considered medium charging. It requires a forty amp to one hundred amp breaker on a two hundred forty-volt AC circuit. This level of charging can fully recharge a BEV between four and six hours and a PHEV between one and two hours.

3)

Level 3 is considered fast charging. It requires a sixty amp or higher dedicated breaker on a four hundred eighty volt or higher three-phase circuit with special grounding equipment. Level 3 charging uses an off-board charger to provide the AC to DC conversion, delivering DC directly to the car battery. Charging time ranges from 25-40 minutes for BEVs and less than twenty minutes for PHEVs.

(Ord. No. 14440, § 2, 11-16-2010)