Kempower has introduced a charging dispenser designed to serve both electric cars and heavy-duty trucks from a single unit, a move that addresses one of the thorniest infrastructure questions facing the electric vehicle industry: how to build charging networks that work for wildly different classes of vehicles without duplicating investment. The new Mega Satellite Flex supports the established CCS standard at up to 560 kW and the emerging Megawatt Charging System at up to 1.2 MW, making it Kempower's first dispenser capable of switching between the two.

The timing reflects a broader industry reality. CCS remains the dominant standard for passenger EVs across North America and Europe, but it was never engineered for the charging demands of long-haul electric trucks, which need to replenish enormous battery packs in the time it takes a driver to take a mandated rest break. MCS was developed specifically to meet that need, delivering far higher current and voltage than CCS can handle. Because the two standards are still coexisting, and will be for years, site operators have faced a difficult choice: build for cars now and retrofit later, or gamble on truck traffic that may take time to materialize. Much like drivers who rely on manual configuration files to adapt a single device to different network requirements, fleet operators have had to patch together interim solutions while the charging landscape sorts itself out. A dual-standard dispenser removes that trade-off by letting one installation serve both vehicle types immediately. manual configuration files

Why a Shared Standard Matters for Site Economics

Charging infrastructure is expensive to install and painfully slow to expand once it's in the ground. Utility connections, permitting, and civil works often cost more than the hardware itself, so any dispenser that can serve multiple vehicle segments improves the economics of a site from the first day it opens. Kempower's pitch is that operators no longer need to guess which customer base will show up, or build a second, separate installation once truck traffic increases. The Mega Satellite Flex also supports 800-volt architectures now appearing in newer passenger EVs, letting those vehicles take advantage of faster charging speeds without additional hardware.

Technical Specifications and Compatibility

The unit is built to handle serious current loads: up to 1,500 amps for MCS and 700 amps for CCS, with cable lengths of 5 meters for CCS and 2.7 meters for MCS. An optional payment terminal can be integrated directly into the dispenser. Because it works within Kempower's existing distributed charging architecture, operators already running Kempower systems can add the Mega Satellite Flex without redesigning their power distribution or software integration.

• CCS charging up to 560 kW, 700 amps
• Megawatt Charging System up to 1.2 MW, 1,500 amps
• Compatible with 800-volt EV platforms
• Optional integrated payment terminal
• Works with Kempower's distributed charging infrastructure

What Comes Next

Kempower unveiled the dispenser at its Unplug & Recharge event held alongside ACT Expo, where the unit is on display this week. It's expected to reach the North American and European markets in July 2026, giving fleet operators, charging network builders, and site hosts more than a year to plan deployments around a device meant to outlast the current standards transition rather than be replaced by it.