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Lotus fast-charging hardware delivers more than most EVs can handle

Lotus Flash Charge DC fast-charging hardwareLotus has long produced fast cars. Now it's also producing fast chargers. The automaker on Tuesday unveiled fast-charging hardware it claims to have developed in-house, including a liquid-cooled DC charger capable of up to 450 kw. It's designed to be used with a Lotus-developed power cabinet and 600-amp charging unit in a setup Lotus claims can...
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Lotus’ 450 kW DC Charger Can Add 89 Miles Of Range In Five Minutes

The powerful liquid-cooled DC fast charger is already available in China and will arrive in Europe and the Middle East in Q2 2024.
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Tesla opens more chargers to other brands of EVs in China

To date, Tesla has opened more than 350 Supercharger stations and more than 260 destination charging stations to other brands in the Chinese mainland.

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Wireless charging aligns for automated use in EVs, plug-in hybrids

WiTricity and Siemens wireless charging stationSAE International finalized methodology this past week for an important hardware component of EV wireless charging systems. The organization announced a single wireless charging standard—officially J2954—in 2020. As part of the finalization process of that standard, the organization has settled on a methodology for hardware that aligns...
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Non-Tesla EVs Can Now Supercharge In South Korea

Tesla has opened about half of its network, which consists of 1,000 Supercharging stalls.
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Tesla Superchargers might cost extra $1 a minute above 90%

Tesla SuperchargerTesla has updated its billing policy with a "congestion fee" aimed at increasing throughput at its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. According to the Supercharger fees page on Tesla's website, updated earlier this week, users will now be charged $1 per minute to charge above 90% capacity. Tesla notes that this applies to "busy" stations...
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Tesla Begins Introducing Congestion Fees at Busy Superchargers

Fully charging any NACS equipped vehicle could soon get much more expensive at busy Superchargers.
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Hertz And EVgo Introduce Special Charging Rates For EV Renters

This might be a good opportunity to test the EV ownership experience by renting before buying.
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Tesla V4 Supercharger Adds 40% Battery Range In 10 Minutes

A 16-stall V4 charging station just opened in Atlanta. Here’s how it works.
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The Wall Street Journal Tried 126 Non-Tesla DC Fast Chargers. It Didn’t Go Well

Payment and handshake issues were a bother, to say the least.