IONITY Installs First 50 Ultra Fast Charging Stations

3 H BY MARK KANE Within 8 months, IONITY installed 50 stations The installations of IONITY fast charging infrastructure accelerated and the number of stations increased to 51 out of 400 planned in Europe. Interestingly, another 43 stations are at various stages of construction. The pace of installations is very important as several manufacturers are… Continue reading IONITY Installs First 50 Ultra Fast Charging Stations

Fastned Temporarily Shuts Down 175 kW Chargers With Liquid Cooled Cables

5 H BY MARK KANE HUBER+SUHNER investigates potential safety issue with liquid cooled cables HUBER+SUHNERS, the supplier of liquid cooled cables/plugs for CCS Combo ultra fast chargers (150-350 kW) issued a recommendation for its customers worldwide to stop using those cables, as the company investigates potential safety issue. First, we saw the announcement from Electrify… Continue reading Fastned Temporarily Shuts Down 175 kW Chargers With Liquid Cooled Cables

Electrify America Shuts Down All 150-350 kW Fast Chargers Over Safety Issue

43 M BY ERIC LOVEDAY The cables seem to have an issue coping with the high power. VW’s Electrify America is shutting down all of its U.S. fast chargers over a safety concern connected to the charging cables. News of this is just now surfacing via an official press release from Electrify America. More From Electrify… Continue reading Electrify America Shuts Down All 150-350 kW Fast Chargers Over Safety Issue

VW Mobile Fast Charging Station Confirmed For Volume Production

Volkswagen Group Components is undergoing a transformation and one of the key elements of the product portfolio in the future is to be e-mobility. Volkswagen‘s subsidiary just officially announced that the Mobile Charging Station will enter series production from 2020 on. “From 2020 onwards, flexible charging station production will gradually replace heat exchanger production, forming… Continue reading VW Mobile Fast Charging Station Confirmed For Volume Production

Fastned Wins Key Toilet Charging Battle

5 H BY DOMENICK YONEY Customers will now be able to go after they stop. Fastned is in a fight. The Dutch company has been working to build an extensive charging network that serves up renewable energy as fuel. Now it has dozens of locations along highways in the Netherlands, but it’s also expanded into Germany and… Continue reading Fastned Wins Key Toilet Charging Battle

30 GWh Battery Gigafactory In India Under Consideration

2 M BY MARK KANE The plan is for 30 GWh . Tech would come from Charge CCCV(C4V) India badly would like to catch onto the electric car revolution. The visions and ambitions includes millions of EVs and a lithium-ion battery industry in the country. According to the latest news, there is a plan for… Continue reading 30 GWh Battery Gigafactory In India Under Consideration

Up-Close Look At Colorado’s Largest Tesla Powerpack: Video

2 H BY STEVEN LOVEDAY Tesla works with power providers to get more of its Powerpacks online. Our friend Sean Mitchell visits a United Power facility in Brighton, Colorado, just outside Denver. He checks out the facility’s Tesla Powerpack system and interviews New Program Coordinator at United Power, Jerry Marizza. Marizza explains that United Power… Continue reading Up-Close Look At Colorado’s Largest Tesla Powerpack: Video

Myth Busted: Battery Recycling Is Already Feasible

4 H BY STEVEN LOVEDAY Don’t let anybody convince you that we can’t recycle EV batteries or that it’s too difficult. There are a plethora of myths out there about electric cars. Two of the more consistent pieces of propaganda are that EV production and energy sources pollute the air more than gas cars, and… Continue reading Myth Busted: Battery Recycling Is Already Feasible

Tesla Rolls Back Supercharger Price Increases To Appease Owners

4 H BY STEVEN LOVEDAY The customer is always right. Many people praise Tesla for caring about its customers and listening to their feedback. Just last week, we reported that the Silicon Valley electric automaker substantially raised prices for Supercharging globally. The car maker is clearly struggling to continue to show a profit. Moreover, Tesla needs… Continue reading Tesla Rolls Back Supercharger Price Increases To Appease Owners

Tesla Talking Batteries With China’s Lishen Battery Supplier

2 H BY STEVEN LOVEDAY It’s high time for Tesla to develop a battery cell partnership in China. Recent news via Reuters suggests that Tesla will develop a partnership to supply batteries for its Chinese operations. Reportedly, the Silicon Valley automaker is talking with China’s Tianjin Lishen. If substantiated, Lishen will provide batteries for its upcoming Gigafactory… Continue reading Tesla Talking Batteries With China’s Lishen Battery Supplier