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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. While a truck-maker and its dealer can help in identifying suitable routes and matching them to electric trucks, that’s only the start of the process. One major tradeoff is what level of DC fast charging is required to allow trucks to fulfill their duty cycles.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. There are tens of thousands of them split between level to the slower charging and DC fast charging.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. There are tens of thousands of them split between level to the slower charging and DC fast charging.

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Road Trip: 2021 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

The all-new, electric 2021 Volkswagen ID4, after a few years of teasing, is now at your local dealer. hours to full charge from fully depleted 480V DC Fast Charging To 80 percent charge in 38 minutes or less (from five percent). The turning radius was impressive, making for easy U-turns in your neighborhood. Mood lighting.

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