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• Recargo’s first ultra-fast charging location almost ready

  By Jeff Nisewanger on September 25, 2018 • ( 12 )

  

  Recargo is nearing completion on its first DC charging location which is being built adjacent to US-101 in the small town of Prunedale near Salinas and Monterey in California. The new location, along the back side of the Prunedale Shopping… Read More ›

• Porsche shares details of its ultra-fast DC charger design

  By Jeff Nisewanger on September 17, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  Porsche has disclosed more details on the ultra-fast DC charging equipment designed for installation at their dealerships and possibly other locations. The new chargers will support the forthcoming Taycan all-electric vehicle aimed for delivery in late 2019 or early 2020…. Read More ›

• Researchers create self-heating battery cells for speedier winter charging

  By Jeff Nisewanger on September 6, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Lithium ion battery cells usually have to charge much slower when they are cold in order to maintain safety and cell cycle life. This can be a problem in winter when you need to fast charge but end up waiting… Read More ›

• Delta announces new DOE 400 kW charger project

  By Jeff Nisewanger on September 3, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  Delta Electronics, a major industrial electric equipment maker from Taiwan, announced it has begun work on a unique new prototype ultra-fast 400 kilowatt EV charger with funding from the US Department of Energy. Delta has been a commercial supplier of… Read More ›

• New Bugatti Chiron EV goes 12 MPH, built from LEGO parts

  By Jeff Nisewanger on August 31, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  In what may be the most awesome LEGO project ever, the company has announced the world premier of a full scale functional replica of the Bugatti Chiron supercar built almost entirely from LEGO Technic parts, including its 5.3 horsepower electric… Read More ›

• Electrify America releases Q2 California progress report

  By Jeff Nisewanger on August 14, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  Electrify America has signed leases for 71 of its 162 highway and community DC charging locations planned by next year in California and made progress on the details of its GreenCity initiative in the Sacramento area, according to a new… Read More ›

• Electrify America preps first site with 10 chargers

  By Jeff Nisewanger on July 31, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  Electrify America is building its first highway charging site capable of handling up to 10 cars in the Atlanta, Georgia suburb of Kennesaw along I-75. Another location capable of charging up to 8 cars recently opened along I-95 in Stratford,… Read More ›

• Watch a 2019 Hyundai Kona EV charge at up to 70 kW

  By Jeff Nisewanger on July 30, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  Thanks to YouTube vlogger Bjorn Nyland we now have a time lapse video of the new 2019 Hyundai Kona EV charging at full capability on a 175 kilowatt DC charger in Europe. The small SUV, similar to the dimensions of… Read More ›

• Watch a Bolt EV at a ChargePoint Express 250 charge at up to 55 kW

  By Jeff Nisewanger on July 17, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  California’s first greater-than-50 kilowatt DC charger supporting CCS and CHAdeMO is now online and available for public use. How many kWh and miles of driving range can it add to the battery of an existing EV? We plugged in a… Read More ›

• Electrify America names ultra-fast charging site contractors

  By Jeff Nisewanger on June 7, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Black & Veatch and SAI Group have been named as the two firms that will design and build Electrify America’s 484 initially planned ultra-fast charging locations in the United States. Some 300 of those locations are planned along highways to… Read More ›