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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

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That lets the Hyundai and Kia slurp electrons at up to a 270-kilowatt rate, when plugged into a 350-kW DC charger. The new GMC Hummer EV I drove last week manages to illustrate both sides of the size-versus-speed conundrum. The GMC Hummer EV. That Hummer can range for 530 km (329 miles), not bad for a 4.5-tonne

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

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That frugal operation is boosted by a 924-volt architecture (versus 400 volts for Tesla, and 800 for Porsche's Taycan) whose benefits include restoring up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. Every buyer is eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit, pushing the most-affordable Air to $71,400.

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Volvo Unveils Compact EX30 All-Electric SUV

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Despite all-electric vehicles being heralded as environmentally sound solutions that would kick down the door to affordable mobility, there haven’t been a lot of good examples hitting the market recently. General Motors recently released the absolutely ludicrous GMC Hummer EV while the Chevrolet Bolt is being discontinued.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. The challenge for the makers there is that there are multiple DC fast charging networks out there run by different companies. Most Americans do not have that saved and do not have the credit to do that.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. The challenge for the makers there is that there are multiple DC fast charging networks out there run by different companies. Most Americans do not have that saved and do not have the credit to do that.