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• Electrify America releases annual reports as first ultra-fast station set to open

  By Jeff Nisewanger on May 1, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

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• New Electrify America sites confirm minimal CHAdeMO support

  By Jeff Nisewanger on April 26, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  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

  By Jeff Nisewanger on April 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Audi e-tron vs Jaguar I-PACE battery pack comparison

  By Jeff Nisewanger on April 21, 2018 • ( 12 )

  

  Audi just released more details on the upcoming 95 kilowatt-hour Audi e-tron battery and its looking remarkably similar to the design of the Jaguar I-PACE pack. Aside from the capitalization of the vehicle names, what’s different and what’s similar? Both packs… Read More ›

• Electrify America construction underway

  By Jeff Nisewanger on April 20, 2018 • ( 14 )

  

  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

  By Jeff Nisewanger on April 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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

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

  

  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 ›

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