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First mobile fast-charging service for electric vehicles in Singapore

Setec Powerr

Unless one has a dedicated wall box at home, getting an electric vehicle (EV) juiced up is pretty much left to utilizing chargers in the public domain. With an energy capacity of 52 kWh, the system can – depending on the type of vehicle – juice up to two EVs before recharging. Aside from CCS2 charging, the P.

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Ford Revises Dealer EV Requirements

The Truth About Cars

As well, the requirement of building a burly Level 3 DC fast charger sometime before 2026 has been removed from the agreement altogether.& Dealers apparently argued that slow Level 2 chargers were more than sufficient to keep new EVs full of juice for test drives.&

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Why is maintaining 80% battery power the best choice for EVs? | EV Basics

Setec Powerr

If your EV has 300 miles of range when fully juiced up, it can go about 240 miles with an 80% state of charge. If the 0-to-80% recharge time is 40 minutes, you can hit the road in less than half an hour, which is not too bad. There may be huge distances between DC fast chargers, and you need every range you can get.

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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. When it’s time to stop, the Strike can absorb Level 3 juice at up to 120 kilowatts.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Europcar provided a Shell Recharge card: you create an account, link your payment method and bingo! You need to download the Shell Recharge app, but as I have an Australian phone with an Australian Apple ID, it says it’s not available in my region. We drive out of our way to reach a fast DC charger. We try again.

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Gear up for outdoor adventures with BLUETTI’s huge spring sale

Baua Electric

Equipped with 204.8Wh capacity, it’s the perfect grab-and go power station for ensuring you’ve got plenty of juice for your phone, portable devices, coffee makers, and other essentials for outdoor getaways, RV trips, and camping. The 2,048Wh battery can be recharged in just two hours using the 1,200W solar charger.

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

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. That meant looking for a decent public DC charging station in a nearby town. On the last day I knew I would have to get a full charge to make it back to Heathrow and leave it with enough juice for the driver who would collect it. In summary.

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