Is this the first time we see what the new, thermally-managed 60-kWh LEAF battery is capable of? EVTEC recently released some images of what it claims to be the 2019 Nissan LEAF charging at a rate of 102 kW. This particular LEAF is reportedly the upcom…
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Wolfsburg Turns 80, Gets 12 Mobile Chargers From Volkswagen
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Wolfsburg, Volkswagen handed an electrifying gift to the city of Wolfsburg – 12 special mobile charging stations. The city of Wolfsburg is the site of the Group’s headquarters and huge production facili…
Porsche Charges Up First 800-Volt Fast Chargers
Porsche officially announced that its first fast-charging station at the Berlin-Adlershof Technology Park featuring 800-volt technology was recently connected to the grid. It’s been quite some time since we learned about the first installation in…
IONITY Selects Tritium For 100 Ultra-Fast Charging Sites Across Europe
Australian-based company Tritium was selected by IONITY to supply 350 kW ultra-fast chargers for 100 out of the 400 planned stations across Europe. Tritium already delivered 12 chargers for two charging stations in Germany (Brohltal East and Brohltal W…
See How Porsche’s New Charging Service Program Works
Porsche is readying itself to offer convenient charging services for all its customers of plug-in hybrid and all-electric models. The German manufacturer is introducing the Porsche Charging Service (initially in several countries in Europe) that throug…
ABB Becomes Main Charging Supplier For IONITY
IONITY recently opened an ultra-fast charging station with power of up to 350 kW in Switzerland with six ABB Terra HP chargers. In the first installation in Germany, the chargers were supplied by Tritium, but according to the press release – afte…
New App Hopes To Curb EV Range Anxiety
Zap-Map gives EV drivers the best route, complete with charging points. Range anxiety is one of, if not the biggest thing putting off people buying electric cars right now. Thankfully, there’s a new navigation system for electric vehicles which a…
Southern California Edison Proposes $760M Charge Ready 2 Program
Southern California Edison proposed a new $760 Million Charge Ready 2 Program to install 48,000 more charging points over four years. The news comes two years after the $22 million Charge Ready pilot program from 2016 when the company intended to insta…
UK Government To Invest $42 Million In V2G Technology
Your house could soon cut peak-time energy consumption by borrowing electricity from your car. The government will invest almost £30 million in new technology that will allow electric vehicles to feed electricity back into the grid. RELATED – 4 W…
Tesla Has Record-Setting Week In Supercharger Install Count Too
Tesla opened new stations or added stalls to existing stations at 24 different locations during the past week alone. For Tesla, turning a profit in the last two quarters will be the company’s main focus this year. Consequently, some of Tesla̵…