Shell Recharge Tapah south-bound DC charger – 180 kW CCS2, book via ParkEasy, RM4 per minute

Shell Recharge Tapah south-bound DC charger – 180 kW CCS2, book via ParkEasy, RM4 per minute

Shell Recharge has launched a 180 kW DC charger at the Shell station at the Tapah R&R south-bound. This would be the sixth charger installed in collaboration with Porsche in Malaysia.

Booking and payment for the charger can be made with Shell’s ParkEasy app. In the app, choose Shell HPC Southbound and then choose Tapah. Use our referral code R88W3N2T when you download the ParkEasy app and you’ll get some free credits to try it out.

As with the other Shell 180 kW chargers, although the hardware features dual CCS2 guns, only one can be used. The single gun is configured to output a maximum of 180 kW charging power. If Shell chooses to activate the second gun in view of higher utilisation in the future, each gun will probably output a maximum power of 90 kW each.

With the base level membership that has no annual fee, the 180 kW charger is priced at RM4 per minute with a minimum ParkEasy balance of RM200 required before you can start charging. You can reserve the charger 10 minutes in advance. You can also collect BonusLink points when you recharge.

Shell Recharge Gold & Platinum members can reserve the charger up to 1 hour in advance and charge at a cheaper rate of as low as RM1 per minute, but there is an annual membership fee to pay.

This south-bound charger in Perak is complemented by the Simpang Pulai charger in the north-bound direction. The other Shell Recharge 180 kW chargers are at Pagoh north-bound, Seremban north-bound, Seremban south-bound, Tangkak south-bound.

Don’t forget to use our referral code R88W3N2T when you download the ParkEasy app and you’ll get some free credits to try it out.

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Comments

  • Perplexed on Dec 10, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    I am actually perplexed Malaysia is setting a crazy precedent for itself by imposing fees on EV charging rate by minutes.

    Everywhere else in the world charging fees are imposed by the number of energy (kW) you car receives from the charger. That is a fairer rate.

    EV charger itself sometimes limits charging rate by number of cars being charged at the location. So if the number of cars being charged at the same location increases, the charging rate decreases and charging time becomes slower.

    Also the more full your car battery is as you charge, the slower the charging rate becomes. This happens in all electric vehicle. Its set by the car’s Battery Management System (BMS) to protect the car’s battery. Eg. the car may be pulling 100kw at 10% battery but as you charge your car may only be pulling 30kw at 90% battery. Thus longer charging time. So it will take as long a time for you to fully charge your car from 80% to 100% as compared to 10% to 80%.

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    • 100% agreed. As you have correctly said the costs should be based on energy purchased in kWhr. I hope as EV’s becomes more common this RM per min will change to kWhr.

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    • Perhaps the focus now is on getting people back on the road, so 0-80% is relatively faster than 80-100%. This incentivizes people to get charged to between 60-80% then vacate the charger for others.

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    • paanjang16 on Dec 12, 2022 at 8:52 am

      It’s easier to do the charge based on time because you need to apply a license from Energy Commission to sell in kWhr. This is due to the Electricity Supply Act 1990. As building owner cannot suka-suka buy TNB power and sell it to your tenants.

      Companies like Gentari can supply in kWhr because they have applied for the Electric Vehicle Charging System (EVCS) licence from the Energy Commission (EC). In the article about the Gentari Sunway fast charger they were the first to get such a license.

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      • Perplexed on Dec 13, 2022 at 10:50 am

        Correct but I still think consumers should be brought to attention on this and create more awareness surrounding difference in these charges.

        It will encourage more consumers to use Gentari/kw based charger providers rather than time based charges.

        Which will in turn promote and encourage more charger providers to switch to or install more kw based chargers in the long run. Any competition is good for consumers and its fairer for the consumers.

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    • malaysian on Dec 12, 2022 at 3:43 pm

      Agreed since electric power is always measured by kWhr consumed. But in this case, I believe the step to charge by minute is to discourage a car owner from hogging the charging station, who believes that he/she can get a free car park for as long as he/she wants to (by charging his/her car — if the former method is to be implemented).

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    • Gabriel on Dec 12, 2022 at 3:43 pm

      If you don’t like this, go and vote PN la.
      PH is always correct. You should know this.

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    • Aura89 on Dec 13, 2022 at 12:33 pm

      Disagree. If I were an EV user, I’d prefer charging by minutes for DC charger. Why?

      It keeps away those hogging the chargers for hours just to trickle charge that few extra percentage after reaching 80%. They may not mind paying an extra RM 5-10 to reach 100% capacity but others waiting in line will be fuming they aren’t gone even after reaching max efficient charge.

      Charge them by the minute and you’ll see them scrambling out so as not to be paying RM 20-30 more just to hang on around longer.

      Here in SoCal suburbs, hanger ons are the main reason for EV range anxiety and lack of better adoption as charge space are constantly being occupied the whole day as quasi parking lots. You either charge at home or at work if you’re lucky no one gets there first. Long distance EV drives? Forget it!

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  • Farhan on Dec 12, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    How long does it takes to charge at full? with RM 4/minute, wouldnt this be more expensive than fuel?

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  • EVuser on Dec 12, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    Will MITI and Govn …Introduce LAWS to standartise the Charging RATES for EVs ? Not the Price .. BUT the format in KW charges so as NOT to “mislead” the RAKYAT ? Petrol is Priced as XXX/litre. Not …XXX/pint , XXX/ 150ml , XXX / gallon .

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