Chargers
Commercial pedestal
Rolec Quantum
A twin socket pedestal with payment and lighting built in. The usual answer for a public or paid car park.
What it is for
Where the Quantum fits
Public and commercial car parks, workplaces and housing developments where the charger has to stand on its own rather than hang off a wall.
- Category
- Commercial pedestal
- Output
- 7.4kW or 22kW
- Sockets
- One or two universal sockets
- Suits
- Commercial sites
Specification
- Charges at up to 22kW on a three phase supply, or 7.4kW single phase
- One or two sockets on the same pedestal, so two bays share one groundwork run
- Takes payment by contactless card, app or RFID
- Built-in meter approved for billing drivers
- Integral lighting, which matters on a car park used after dark
- Speaks OCPP, so it works with the main back office platforms
Charge speed
How fast the Quantum is
Where this unit sits against the rest of the range, by top output. Speed classes rather than a linear axis, because a wall unit and a rapid DC cabinet do not belong on the same straight line.
Bars are scaled by charging class rather than linearly, so the wall units stay readable next to rapid DC. Figures are each unit’s top output.
On the Quantum
20 to 80 per cent, which is the window a fleet actually turns around in.
at 22kW
1h 47m
Indicative. A vehicle whose on-board charger is limited to 7.4kW gains nothing from a 22kW unit.
Installation
What fitting one actually involves
01
What installing a pedestal involves
A pedestal is a groundwork job as much as an electrical one. The unit needs a base, the cable needs a route to it, and on an existing car park that route usually crosses surfacing somebody cares about.
The cheapest time to do this is when the ground is already open, which is why we push sites to lay containment for the bays they will want later while the trenches are dug for the ones they want now.
02
Payment, lighting and public use
The Quantum takes contactless payment and has lighting built in, which is what makes it the usual answer for a car park used by people who do not work there. If the bays are open to the public, the payment route and the accessible bay layout matter as much as the charging.
03
Two bays from one unit
The twin socket version serves two bays from one pedestal and one groundwork run, which is normally the better value per bay than two single units. It also halves the number of things to maintain.
Side by side
The Quantum against the rest of the range
Pick another unit. Rows where the two differ are marked.
| Spec | Quantumthis unit |  UltraChargecompared |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Commercial pedestal | Rapid DC |
| Top output | 22kW | 400kW |
| Outputs | 7.4kW or 22kW | 40kW to 400kW |
| Sockets | One or two universal sockets | Two DC outputs on most models |
| Suits | Commercial sites | Commercial sites |
Quantum in short
- Charges at up to 22kW on a three phase supply, or 7.4kW single phase
- One or two sockets on the same pedestal, so two bays share one groundwork run
- Takes payment by contactless card, app or RFID
- Built-in meter approved for billing drivers
UltraCharge in short
- Sold from 40kW up to 400kW, so the unit can be matched to the turnaround you actually need
- The larger units are modular, so power can be added later in steps rather than replacing the cabinet
- Two outputs that share the available power between vehicles automatically
- Works across a 150V to 1000V range, so it suits older and newer vehicles
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