Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. One major tradeoff is what level of DC fast charging is required to allow trucks to fulfill their duty cycles. A 150 kW charger may recharge a battery pack to 80 percent in about 2.5 But today, heavy trucks remain a diesel world. That’s about to change.

Volvo 131

Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 131

Charged EVs

JUNE 14, 2021

With the economic impact of the Covid pandemic unequally distributed—those at the bottom end of the economy were affected far more than the professionals who found they could work from home—that trend has only increased. Once in a while, he noted, he charges the car more fully at a nearby DC fast-charging site.

Charging 112

Charging Cars Volt Buy 112

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. 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.

Electric Vehicles 92

Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric 92

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. 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.

Electric Vehicles 91

Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric 91

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2021

hours to full charge from fully depleted 480V DC Fast Charging To 80 percent charge in 38 minutes or less (from five percent). Driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery. The turning radius was impressive, making for easy U-turns in your neighborhood.

Miles 82

Miles Charging All-Electric Range 82