Volkswagen Expands Charging Infrastructure, Previews Mobile Charger
Volkswagen will be powering up its EV charging program in Germany in 2021 with more high power chargers, more wall boxes, and the introduction of its mobile charger.
Volkswagen will be powering up its EV charging program in Germany in 2021 with more high power chargers, more wall boxes, and the introduction of its mobile charger.
Hyundai Motor Group has joined the European ultrafast charging network Ionity. The Ionity charging network is one of the most useful and widespread in charging networks in Europe, created to provide a Supercharger-like network for non-Tesla electric vehicles.
For the true road warrior it’s not just about the range of the vehicle. The availability of DC fast charging stations is also a critical factor.
Charity aims to travel from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 17 hours and beat the shortest charging time record for an EV.
The hardest piece to write when reporting an event is the final one, the one summarizing it all up after the event is over. Excitement fades away, you are back to your daily chores, and the faint memory of the electric Porsche Taycan turns more faint every hour.
Volkswagen has begun making its ID. Charger equipment available to its ID.3 customers as it prepares to begin deliveries in September.
The largest ultrafast charging network in Europe aside from Tesla’s exclusive Supercharger network is the Ionity network. The “second phase” of the network’s development is now moving forward.
Monday, November 4 is the date series production of the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car is scheduled to begin. German chancellor Angela Merkel will be on hand along with a clutch of notable dignitaries — including me!
As more electric vehicle (EV) models are released and EV charging stations are deployed, the technology supporting the growth has evolved, being driven by consumer and business use cases. This evolution is most apparent in the Combined Charging System’s (CCS) rapidly growing use of charging communication protocol ISO/IEC 15118. Learn more about this important charging technology in this free webinar.
At first, people tend to see new technologies as updated versions of older ones. Just as early TV shows consisted of filmed radio shows or stage plays, and early websites resembled the pages of low-budget magazines, many in the mainstream media still believe that vehicle electrification will mean swapping gas pumps for charging stations.