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Electrify America introduces Plug&Charge payment technology to its charging network

Green Car Congress

This technology is now available on all Electrify America chargers across the US in advance of the anticipated arrival in the coming months of Plug&Charge-capable EVs, including the 2021 models of the Porsche Taycan, Ford Mustang Mach-E and Lucid Air. Electrify America is the first company to offer this service to multiple automakers.

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Tesla Model S Plaid is the quickest charging EV tested by Car and Driver to date

Teslarati

The 2021 Model S Long Range Plus’ performance was already better than a number of popular electric vehicles on the market, including the Audi e-tron, the Porsche Taycan, and the Ford Mustang Mach-E. . A lot of people are asking for the results of my @LucidMotors Air DC fast charge recording.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Stuttgart may not boast of Degas or Monet, but its prominent names are perhaps even more famous than Paris’ painters: Mercedes–Benz and Porsche. One of these components is the inverter, which changes direct current (DC) from the car’s batteries into alternating current (AC) to power its drive motor (Figure 1).

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

Underscoring the corporate commitment, Porsche’s head of e-mobility sat in on and endorsed QuantumScape’s announcement. ” The promise of this test is that in a few years we may have the option of an EV with 600 miles of range that is capable of add more than 400 miles of range in 15 minutes on a DC fast charger.