AAA To Offer Mobile EV Charging
The mobile charging unit will come with a Level 2 charger and a faster Level 3 charger, which can be used on the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i MiEV. The fast charger is designed to work with quick-charging systems compatible with the CHAdeMO protocol, and on the Leaf, it can charge the electric car to about 80% capacity in as little as 30 minutes.
AAA hasn’t released any additional information on service prices or charging time; we can’t imagine they’ll have a service person wait eight hours as you charge your Leaf on Level 2 charger.
Nissan provides complimentary towing for Leaf owners who run out of battery power, but not a quick-charge service.
More information on the mobile charging unit will be released next month, and the motor club plans on putting the unit into service later this summer. Five more units will come to California, Florida, Washington and other states by August, according to Fast Company.
