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Porsche Taycan DC Charging Test: Peak Is 270 kW, But Only To 25% SOC

Porsche Taycan DC Charging Test: Peak Is 270 kW, But Only To 25% SOC

Porsche Taycan DC Charging Test: Peak Is 270 kW, But Only To 25% SOC

The charging curve for the 93.4 kWh battery version reveals several stages.

By Mark Kane 8h ago

800V EV Charging Will Drastically Reduce Waiting Times At The Charger

800V EV Charging Will Drastically Reduce Waiting Times At The Charger

800V EV Charging Will Drastically Reduce Waiting Times At The Charger

Is this the breakthrough that has kept EVs from exploding in popularity?

By Andrei Nedelea 05 June 2020

Tesla Plans To More Than Double Its Superchargers In China Before Year's End

Tesla Plans To More Than Double Its Superchargers In China Before Year's End

Tesla Plans To More Than Double Its Superchargers In China Before Year's End

As Model 3 sales continue to climb, Tesla knows more charging points are needed.

By Tom Moloughney 04 June 2020

IONITY Selects Caverion As A Service Partner In 5 Countries

IONITY Selects Caverion As A Service Partner In 5 Countries

IONITY Selects Caverion As A Service Partner In 5 Countries

IONITY is looking for reliable, professional and fast partners who can keep the network up and running.

By Mark Kane 03 June 2020

Fastned: MINI Cooper SE Accepts Up To 50 kW DC Charging Power

Fastned: MINI Cooper SE Accepts Up To 50 kW DC Charging Power

Fastned: MINI Cooper SE Accepts Up To 50 kW DC Charging Power

Test shows that DC charging starts above 30 kW and then increases toward 50 kW.

By Mark Kane 30 May 2020

Pasadena Launches The Largest Public Fast-Charging Station In U.S.

Pasadena Launches The Largest Public Fast-Charging Station In U.S.

Pasadena Launches The Largest Public Fast-Charging Station In U.S.

The Rooftop Marengo Charging Lot has now 44 fast-charging stalls - 20 CHAdeMO/CCS Combo and 24 Tesla Superchargers.

By Mark Kane 29 May 2020

Tritium Becomes First To Offer Plug And Charge Feature On DC Fast Chargers

Tritium Becomes First To Offer Plug And Charge Feature On DC Fast Chargers

Tritium Becomes First To Offer Plug And Charge Feature On DC Fast Chargers

Plug & Charge changes everything.

By Tom Moloughney 28 May 2020

SparkCharge Begins Pilot Programs In California To Rescue Stranded EV Drivers

SparkCharge Begins Pilot Programs In California To Rescue Stranded EV Drivers

SparkCharge Begins Pilot Programs In California To Rescue Stranded EV Drivers

Two mobile roadside charging programs will test out the technology.

By Tom Moloughney 27 May 2020

Watch These Porsche Taycan 4S With 79 kWh Battery Charging Tests

Watch These Porsche Taycan 4S With 79 kWh Battery Charging Tests

Watch These Porsche Taycan 4S With 79 kWh Battery Charging Tests

Bjorn takes a Porsche 4S with a 79 kWh to a few DC fast chargers to record the results.

By Tom Moloughney 21 May 2020

China: Shenzhen To Get Massive Charging Station For Dump Trucks

China: Shenzhen To Get Massive Charging Station For Dump Trucks

China: Shenzhen To Get Massive Charging Station For Dump Trucks

You have to feed all those EV dump trucks with electricity somehow, right?

By Mark Kane 17 May 2020

Number Of CHAdeMO DC Charging Points Exceed 32,000: Chart

Number Of CHAdeMO DC Charging Points Exceed 32,000: Chart

Number Of CHAdeMO DC Charging Points Exceed 32,000: Chart

Close to half are installed in Europe, while new installations in Japan almost stalled.

By Mark Kane 16 May 2020

Watch This Severe Electric Car Fire And Explosion At A Charging Station

Watch This Severe Electric Car Fire And Explosion At A Charging Station

Watch This Severe Electric Car Fire And Explosion At A Charging Station

Electric vehicle fires are not a common thing, so let's take a look at this rare example.

By Mark Kane 15 May 2020

HUBER+SUHNER Introduces RADOX HPC500 For Charging At Up to 500 kW

HUBER+SUHNER Introduces RADOX HPC500 For Charging At Up to 500 kW

HUBER+SUHNER Introduces RADOX HPC500 For Charging At Up to 500 kW

The HPC500 can withstand continuous charging at up to 500 A (500 kW at 1,000 V) even at +50°C temperature.

By Mark Kane 15 May 2020

Tesla Shows How COVID-19 Affected Supercharging Usage

Tesla Shows How COVID-19 Affected Supercharging Usage

Tesla Shows How COVID-19 Affected Supercharging Usage

The usage of Superchargers hit rock bottom during the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak in China, Europe and North America.

By Mark Kane 14 May 2020

Exclusive: Electrify America Will Transition To Pay By kWh Pricing, And More

Exclusive: Electrify America Will Transition To Pay By kWh Pricing, And More

Exclusive: Electrify America Will Transition To Pay By kWh Pricing, And More

Much is learned in an InsideEVs exclusive interview with CEO Giovanni Palazzo.

By Tom Moloughney 13 May 2020

Jönköping City In Sweden To Electrify Bus Fleet Using 450 kW ABB Chargers

Jönköping City In Sweden To Electrify Bus Fleet Using 450 kW ABB Chargers

Jönköping City In Sweden To Electrify Bus Fleet Using 450 kW ABB Chargers

Just ten 450 kW charger should allow putting into service 45 electric buses.

By Mark Kane 07 May 2020

Electrify America Adds Survey To Customer Receipts: Wants Your Feedback

Electrify America Adds Survey To Customer Receipts: Wants Your Feedback

Electrify America Adds Survey To Customer Receipts: Wants Your Feedback

Let 'em know how you feel.

By Tom Moloughney 07 May 2020

Lightning Systems Introduces Mobile DC Fast Charger For Roadside Assistance

Lightning Systems Introduces Mobile DC Fast Charger For Roadside Assistance

Lightning Systems Introduces Mobile DC Fast Charger For Roadside Assistance

This is a battery-powered DC fast charger, on wheels.

By Mark Kane 06 May 2020

Fastned Opens Its First Charging Station In Amsterdam

Fastned Opens Its First Charging Station In Amsterdam

Fastned Opens Its First Charging Station In Amsterdam

This one is slightly different as there is no solar roof... actually, there is no roof at all.

By Mark Kane 05 May 2020

Corporate / Financial

Hitachi Capital Join Forces With Gridserve On EV Charging

Hitachi Capital Join Forces With Gridserve On EV Charging

Hitachi Capital Join Forces With Gridserve On EV Charging

Gridserve attracted Hitachi Capital to its charging infrastructure vision.

By Mark Kane 02 May 2020

CHAdeMO Association Introduces CHAdeMO 3.0 Protocol (ChaoJi)

CHAdeMO Association Introduces CHAdeMO 3.0 Protocol (ChaoJi)

CHAdeMO Association Introduces CHAdeMO 3.0 Protocol (ChaoJi)

ChaoJi is poised to combine CHAdeMO and GB/T standards into one.

By Mark Kane 29 April 2020

AMPLY Power Secures $13.2 Million To Unlock Infrastructure for Commercial Fleets

AMPLY Power Secures $13.2 Million To Unlock Infrastructure for Commercial Fleets

AMPLY Power Secures $13.2 Million To Unlock Infrastructure for Commercial Fleets

Amply's Charging-as-a-Service model gets a boost.

By Tom Moloughney 29 April 2020

Corporate / Financial

FreeWire Technologies Raises $25 Million: ABB Joins The Board

FreeWire Technologies Raises $25 Million: ABB Joins The Board

FreeWire Technologies Raises $25 Million: ABB Joins The Board

FreeWire secured financing and is ready to launch flexible DC fast chargers with integrated batteries.

By Mark Kane 24 April 2020

Audi Shows That Its Fast Charging Curve Makes A Difference

Audi Shows That Its Fast Charging Curve Makes A Difference

Audi Shows That Its Fast Charging Curve Makes A Difference

Audi highlights its advantages in fast charging.

By Mark Kane 22 April 2020

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