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Jun 14, 2013
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BMW and Chevrolet prototypes prove value of DC Fast Charging

Prototypes of the of the BMW i3 and the Chevrolet Spark EV have proven the viability of the Society of Automotive Engineers industry standard for DC Fast Charging stations. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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May 8, 2013
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Green Car Congress: Tritium introduces Veefil 50 kW EV fast charger

Tritium, an Australia-based designer and manufacturer of power electronic systems for electric vehicles, has introduced the Veefil fast charger for plug-in vehicles. The Veefil is the first release in Tritium’s new line of electric vehicle charging solutions and was fully developed in Australia as part of a $ 2.3-million project funded with matching support of …
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Apr 25, 2013
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Volvo upgrades C30 electric performance, adds 1.5 hrs fast charging

The Volvo C30 electric car is going into testing and evaluation by customers this summer, and features faster acceleration and faster charging. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Apr 21, 2013
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Which is best for electric car charging? Level 1? Level 2? Fast charging?

This may seem like an obvious observation:  Ubiquitous fast charging will improve electric car adoption, and electric car utilization. To me that’s a “DUH” sort of thing to say, but at the same time the U.S. planning for electric car charging is dominated by public level 2 charging stations.  Obviously the powers-that-be don’t grok the …
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Apr 9, 2013
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Are electric cars with small battery packs and fast charging a great combination for EV adoption?

A somewhat surprising is that fast charging (for electric cars) can reduce the cost of electric cars.  Because electric car cost is a major factor delaying electric car adoption, if fast charging support would allow a cheaper electric car then it’s important to get fast charging infrastructure out there as quickly as possible.  That is, …
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Mar 28, 2013
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ABB and Fuji move forward on lower cost CHAdeMO electric car fast charging stations

The two companies are developing lower cost solutions for electric car fast charging infrastructure. Pinboard (MacAaron)