HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO KEEP YOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE FULLY CHARGED AND READY TO ROLL. With the nation’s network of public electric vehicle charging facilities still relatively thin, most EV owners charge their rides at home. This can be as easy to accomplish as plugging the car into a wall outlet or as complex as […]
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This Hack Provides A Boost That Reduces EV Charging Time
HERE’S A POTENTIAL HACK TO REDUCE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING TIME [VIDEO] Electric vehicles aren’t as good as gas-burners – when it comes to performance, comfort and total cost of ownership, they’re far better. However, one area in which EVs still fall short is refueling time. Even at a Tesla Supercharger, you can expect to wait […]
Some drivers struggle to use new liquid-cooled charging cables
Electric vehicle drivers are just now beginning to use a new generation of ultra-fast DC charging equipment in Europe and the US that features liquid-cooled cabling and some are having trouble. While many drivers are charging on this new equipment… Read More ›
Vulnerabilities In Connected EV Chargers Could Be A Huge Problem
Connectivity opens new possibilities but needs to be secured. Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered that some home charging stations (EVSE) connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi might carry vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cyber-attackers. At least one such EVSE from a major vendor was identified (it was reported to the vendor and already patched). […]
Government-Funded Chargers In UK To Get Smarter Next Year
All government-backed charging points will use smart technology from July 2019. All government-funded home charging points for electric vehicles will have to use so-called ‘smart’ technology from July 2019, the government has said. Since 2014, the government has offered grants to consumers who wish to install domestic charging points at their home. To date, more […]
Audi E-Tron Electric SUV Charges At Sustained 150-kW Rate
Audi e-tron proves its 150 kW charging capability at a 175 kW charger When Audi announced the e-tron, it promised charging capability of 150 kW (0-80% in around half hour), which is reasonable with its 95 kWh battery pack. A recent presentation of the charging results recorded for a pre-production e-tron at a Fastned fast charging station proves […]
Tesla Model 3 Spotted CCS Charging At Fastned Station
Final checks of Model 3’s CCS charging ability at a Fastned charging station Tesla Model 3 was seen at the Fastned fast charging station in the Netherlands, and according to Roland van der Put, Head of Network Technology at Fastned, it was an engineering prototype. Tesla apparently was performing charging tests (several 1-minute sessions at over […]
PLC: A Secure Connection For Your Electric Car Charger
As more and more electric vehicle charging stations offer network-connected features and smart-charging options, it’s important to know your smart EVSE won’t lose its connection when you most need it. Most smart home electric vehicle charging stations today rely on a Wi-Fi for their network connection. We rely on the EVSE to deliver power to […]
EVgo’s first 100 kW site is being readied in San Jose
Having just finished bringing up 150 kW and 350 kW chargers at its Baker site in Southern California, EVgo is now in the last stages of upgrading one of its existing charging sites in San Jose to use new 100… Read More ›
ChargePoint To Equip M-B Dealerships With Charging Stations For EQC
ChargePoint will be supplying Mercedes-Benz dealers with chargers ahead of the launch of the EQC Daimler selected ChargePoint to deploy charging solutions for retailers in Germany (Mercedes-Benz Cars, Vans and Trucks), which sounds reasonable as the German manufacturer has been a shareholder of ChargePoint since March 2017. Daimler is gearing up for the launch of Mercedes-Benz EQ […]
