Water brings 400 kW charging to expressway rest areas in Korea
The first site kicks off a 123-charger rollout across 23 locations, with all units supporting both NACS and DC Combo connectors.
Water, the electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging network run by Bright Energy Partners, has opened South Korea's first 400 kW ultra-fast charging station at a highway rest area.
The station opened at the Seoul-bound Cheongju Rest Area on the Gyeongbu Expressway. It has two 400 kW and two 200 kW chargers. It is also the first of 23 rest areas where Water will install 123 chargers under Korea Expressway Corporation's charging infrastructure expansion program.
"Expressway rest areas are practically the only place where charging speed translates directly into drivers' time, which is why we joined Korea Expressway Corporation's charging infrastructure expansion with the highest-output chargers," said Lyu Dae-won, head of Bright Energy Partners' EV charging division.
Of the new chargers, 62 will deliver 400 kW. More than ten stations are scheduled to open in October, and the rest will follow in sequence. When the rollout is finished, Water's highway network will grow from 274 chargers at 50 rest areas to 397 at 73 sites.
