I'm new to battery powered bikes , don't have a Ribelle yet, seen a ton of videos on charging that show how to connect to bike, But what is at the other end of cable? Does bike come with some sort of AC wall plug, Is there a home Fast charge unit that can be purchased? I guess the Energica's have a CCS1 connector. I have seen chargers on ebay for around 400 USD that have J1772 and CCS1, not sure if they will work. What is Level 1, 2 , 3 charging.
Any insite would be appreciated
Energica motorcycles can utilize all 3 charging levels, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
First thing is plugs, J1772 (Level 1 and 2) and CCS1 (Level 3). CCS1 has a J1772 built in. This allows you to use only the J1772 aspect on your motorcycle. J1772 is Level 1 and 2 Charging. CCS1 is Level 3 charging. When you use CCS1 you are using both the J1772 port (for communication) and the lower DC pins for power (at least the way I understand it). CCS stands for Combined Charging System.
Level 1 is like your home wall outlet. AC Power. Max power is roughly ~1kw. Slowest available. A level 1 charge cord will have a standard electrical cord plug on one end, and a J1772 plug on the other. The J1772 plug is what goes into the bike. You might travel with this cord just in case.. it's basically an extension cord with a J1772 plug at the end.
Level 2 requires a higher level power source, but like level 1 is AC power. J1772 plug going into your bike again. Max power to the Energica's at this time is ~3kw, as that is built in chargers max. Think your home electric clothes dryer or electric hot water heater in your home. Home level 2 charging often involves a wall mounted charge box. The charging cable for level 2 (if at home) will either have to be hard wired to your electrical box by an electrician or if you have a standard NEMA 14-50 outlet (or similar NEMA style plug) you can plug your wall charger to it. The cable coming off your wall charge box will have a J1772 plug that goes into your bike. You can get wall chargers for ~$400 + installation by an electrician. You will need to verify your electrical box can handle the additional power draw as well. Older homes might be maxed out on power and would require a panel upgrade (not cheap but not crazy expensive.. think ~$2-4k probably?) Level 2 chargers are plentiful in the wild, the have the J1772 plug and lots of shops/municipal parking/etc have ChargePoint or other public chargers. These wild level 2 chargers often have a fee to use them but can be free in some circumstances. Either way you usually need an account with whatever network is operating the device to utilize them. They do make 'mobile' level 2 chargers which are sometimes a bit more bulky and this is generally used for charging at an RV park. RV Parks often have NEMA outlets with high power output.
Level 3 is DC Fast Charging. This is not an option for home. This is your CCS1 plug. These are the chargers you see at WalMarts and off freeways. The max charge rate for Energica's at a DC Fast Charger is roughly ~24kw. When DC Fast Charging, the charger on your bike is not utilized.
DC Fast Charging and Tesla Supercharger (since this comes up). Tesla Superchargers are DC Fast Chargers, but the plug is proprietary to Tesla. Meaning it won't work on non-tesla vehicles. You may have heard of Tesla opening their network to non-Tesla vehicles. This would require (in the U.S.) them to start installing Superchargers with Tesla plugs and CCS1 plugs. This is probably a long way off from happenings in terms of scale. Tesla would have to retrofit existing Superchargers and all new installations.. so don't expect any extremely wide rollout of access to Tesla Superchargers for non-Tesla vehicles anytime soon.
Hope that helps, sorry for the wall of text.
