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.
A Tesla Model 3 has travelled 2,781 km (1,728 miles) in 24 hours, breaking the 24 hour EV distance record. The new record was set by Bjørn Nyland and his co-pilots, on an autobahn in northern Germany.
This is an article about the very first 350 kW IONITY charging station being launched in UK.
The Volkswagen ID is not just a sub-brand like Mercedes-Benz’s EQ or Citroen’s DS. It is a set of systems that enable carefree electric driving, forming an eco-system.
The United States has been slow to adopt Electric Vehicles (EVs) compared to the rest of the world. While California leads the way in the US with EVs making up perhaps five percent of new vehicle sales, 58 percent of new car sales in Norway were EVs, and other nations across Europe are well on the path towards EVs being the norm rather than the exception. This is driven by a mix of incentives and initiatives from governments and the private sector alike. Why the difference?
Ionity says it will have 400 ultra fast charging stations each with 6 chargers installed by the end of 2020. 63 have already been completed.
Volkswagen says production for its upcoming ID electric cars will be carbon neutral, as it sources the electrical needs for the factory at Zwickau from renewable sources. It also has created a new network to allow its customers recharge their cars using renewable energy.
