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

Cars That Think

The 800-volt architecture doubles Tesla’s 400 V, matches the six-figure Porsche Taycan, and is within sight of the Lucid’s industry-leading 900 V. That lets the Hyundai and Kia slurp electrons at up to a 270-kilowatt rate, when plugged into a 350-kW DC charger. But overachieving charging may be this platform’s technical coup.

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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

Basically, if your electric car or plug-in (PHEV) vehicle has V2L tech, it has built-in bi-directional charging and an AC power outlet. 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.

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

Clean Fleet Report

I duly plugged it into an exterior household outlet. Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. I found one at local supermarket but out of the four stands only one was a high speed charger compatible with the CCS plug on the EV6.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

The key competitor for the RS e-tron GT is the Porsche Taycan, of which the GTS model is closest on price at $240,300 (plus ORCs). As it fills, speeds drop, but it was still sucking up juice at a rate of 119kW when 78 per cent full when we stopped for quick boost. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Björn Föerster, Porsche A remorseless stopwatch comparison of Formula E—the current state-of-the-art in racing EVs—vs. In realms such as the 24 Hours of LeMans, Porsche’s legendary sports cars and racing prototypes have posted more wins and championships than any manufacturer. F1 doesn’t flatter the battery brigade.

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