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 ›
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ChargePoint vs Tesla: Megacharger connector comparison
ChargePoint revealed a “first-ever concept design” for a 2 megawatt electric charging connector intended for use with large electric trucks and airplanes at the second annual Elevate Summit conference in Los Angeles last week. The new connector appears to share… Read More ›
California gets Q1 2018 report from Electrify America
Electrify America’s new quarterly report to the California Air Resources Board shows they plan to install DC charging at 160 locations throughout the state using over 600 chargers. At least 50 of those locations will include ultra-fast units located adjacent… Read More ›
Electrify America sets initial prices, adds location map to website
As Electrify America opens its first ultra-fast highway charging location today in Chicopee, Massachusetts, it has announced initial pricing and added an interactive location map to its website. The new map shows 11 additional locations coming soon in the southern… Read More ›
Electrify America releases annual reports as first ultra-fast station set to open
Electrify America published its first annual reports to the EPA and to California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) just 2 days before its first ultra-fast charging location opens to public use in Massachusetts. The station, adjacent to a Home Depot store… Read More ›
New Electrify America sites confirm minimal CHAdeMO support
Newly emerging photographs of Electrify America’s first new site installations appear to confirm that the first non-Tesla U.S. nationwide ultra-fast highway charging network will provide only minimal support for cars like the Nissan LEAF which require CHAdeMO DC charging connectors…. Read More ›
Smart EQ says first to add “Plug and Charge” support
The smart EQ fortwo and forfour EVs are now the first regular production cars to fully support the “Plug and Charge” authentication mechanism, according to an announcement from Daimler Benz. This mechanism, defined in the ISO/IEC 15118-2 standard, provides a… Read More ›
Electrify America construction underway
Electrify America appears to have begun installing ultra-fast DC charging stations in at least two locations, according to entries on the charger database site PlugShare.com. One location is at the sprawling Market of Wolfcreek shopping center east of Memphis, Tennessee… Read More ›
Electrify America initially supporting only 50 kW CHAdeMO
Update: These chargers will eventually run CHAdeMO at 100 kW in the future (see below). Easily overlooked in yesterday’s Electrify America announcement of new DC chargers is that CHAdeMO will only be supported at 50 kW (125A) while CCS is supported… Read More ›
Electrify America reveals new DC chargers
Electrify America announced today the design of their new DC vehicle chargers and the suppliers who will be making over 2,000 of them for installation in the United States. Most are expected to be completed and operational by the end… Read More ›