Tag: Fast Charging
Tesla Supercharger network finally expanding into Romania
EV charging station costs can be reduced, says Rocky Mountain Institute
eVgo offers CHAdeMO fast charging to Tesla owners – UPDATE
eVgo offering fast charging to Tesla’s on non-Tesla charging station

In the North America Tesla cars use a proprietary charging cord, therefore to fast charge a Tesla car in North America requires using the proprietary charging cord. This morning friends in a local Electric Auto Association chapter (GGEVA) noticed that an eVgo charging station in San Francisco had support for…
Tesla Model 3 arrives in China with dual charging ports
Tesla Model 3 achieves 1000km in 10 hours on Ionity chargers

Some of us want to take road trips with electric cars. Thanks to ever-more-powerful fast charging systems and ever-larger battery packs electric car road trips are increasingly possible. A year ago a friend in Romania informed me he would not consider an electric car until it could go 1200 kilometers…
Ford claiming largest EV charging network by riding the back of Electrify America
German EV Study: Fast Charging not required at home
LA to Vegas and back by electric car: Another unwarranted slam by a NY Times reporter
Electrify America aims to simplify electric car charging

Electrify America recently announced plans for upgrading the electric car charging user experience. In the immediate term the company will launch a mobile app to help customers find charging stations, reiterated its commitment to keep charging stations open to all through allowing payment using a credit card, while announcing membership…
Why doesn’t Tesla install CHAdeMO or ComboChargingSystem charging stations?

According to Tesla, the company mission is to hasten the adoption of electric vehicles, and in general the renewable energy ecosystem. Hence Tesla is developing what are regarded as extremely awesome cars that happen to be electric, have managed to build a manufacturing asset base allowing them to approach a…
First “fast charge hub” for electric cars in Eastern Europe opens in Bucharest
Dept of Energy aims for high speed EV charging network in new Grant program

Last week the US Department of Energy announced a $68 million package of “available funding for early-stage research of advanced vehicle technologies that will enable more affordable mobility, strengthen domestic energy security, and enhance U.S. economic growth.” The advanced technologies in this case are about low-cobalt battery designs, and more importantly…
Electric cars with 400 mile range are coming, and may need DC Fast Charging at home

Electric cars with 400 miles range are preferable, according to presenters at the CharIN Alliance 1st annual North American meeting held in Fremont earlier this week, see CharIN alliance meets on Tesla’s doorstep, presents CCS as the best DC Fast Charging system for electric cars. The main topic of the meeting was…