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Porsche will build network of 500 fast chargers for its Mission E electric cars

Green Car Reports

Porsche is getting its dealerships on board with selling electric cars, in preparation for its upcoming Mission E electric sedan, by insisting that each of the company's 189 U.S dealerships install fast charger with enough juice to charge the car's big, 300-mile battery to substantially full in just over 20 minutes.

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Not just Porsche: Honda wants 15-minute fast charges for electric cars too

Green Car Reports

With Porsche promising ultra-fast charging for its Mission E electric car, Honda isn’t going to let the German automaker keeps its 15 minutes of charging fame. Honda aims to develop cars that can grab enough juice from the grid for 240 kilometers (150 miles) of range in 15 minutes flat.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

Founder Richard Hatfield claims that the company’s Lightning Strike motorcycle can fill its battery from 20 percent to 80 percent in a little over 10 minutes on a Level 3 DC fast charger. For the bikes that don’t have Level 3 charging, it’s a big penalty if you’re trying to ride longer than the battery can take you.”

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

Cars That Think

Some automakers keep trying to soothe it with ever-larger and heavier battery packs, so that consumers can go farther between charges. And battery bulk alone, especially in monstrously powerful trucks, can be a short route to a relatively inefficient and prohibitively expensive EV. The Ioniq5—already named Car Design of the Year , U.K.

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

EV Central

Porsche’s entry-level Taycan EV has less power, performance and equipment, but could the single motor rear-drive option be all you really need? And Porsche – being Porsche – couldn’t resist dropping another $40K or so on our tester. 2022 Porsche Taycan RWD with almost $40k of added options.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge. Of course, most owners of EVs use their vehicles in a local environment and, those that can, charge their vehicle’s battery overnight at home or during the day at work.

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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

And there are zero emissions if you recharge a scooter’s batteries from a sustainable source. This means you can power or charge AC appliances with a three-pin plug from your car’s (far larger) battery. See it more as the MG3 of the e-scooter world, rather than a Porsche 911. E-scooters should be a force for good.

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