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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

Blink Charging

The year began with Blink’s exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where we debuted the EQ 200 for European and Latin American (LATAM) markets, Series 3 for Asia-Pacific (APAC) and LATAM markets, PQ 150 for European markets, and the Series 9 30kW DC Fast Charger for global markets.

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Two Volvo Trucks carriers, Producers Dairy order VNR electric trucks

Green Car Congress

Separately, Producers Dairy, a Central California-based dairy processor and direct-to-store supplier, has placed an order for two Volvo VNR Electric trucks—anticipated to be the first commercial battery-electric Class 8 trucks to be deployed in California’s Central Valley. Producers Dairy.

Volvo 418
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2023 Genesis GV70 Electrified Review - We Gonna Rock Down

The Truth About Cars

Moving from 20 percent to 80 percent charge takes around 18 minutes, so if you have working DC fast chargers along your route this can easily be used as a road trip machine.

Kia 92
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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

Energy is stored in an 83.7kWh (net) lithium-ion battery pack sitting between between the axles. Charging An 800v electric architecture allows the RS to DC fast charge at a claimed rate up to 270kW when the battery is low. Under WLTP it drops to 455km. Average consumption is claimed to be 20.2kWh per 100km (NEDC).

Audi 98
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

EV Central

Our real-world test used a 50kW Tritium DC public fast charger. It’s a mobile energy store. This means energy stored in the 20kWh battery can be used to power your home or send energy back to the grid. It can draw power from your solar system (or the grid during cheaper, off-peak hours) and store the energy on board.

PHEV 98
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Trying Out Phillips 66 & Freewire’s First EV Charging Station

CleanTechnica EVs

I remembered a previous article about Phillips 66 installing their first DC fast charging station at their flagship store … which just happens to be in Houston. On a recent trip across Texas, I found myself needing to get a charge in Houston. Plus, I haven’t charged at a Freewire station before, so it seemed […].

Houston 101
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Volkswagen ID.4 GTX Review

Drive Electric

There’s also a compartment under the boot floor to store the charging cables. 4 GTX can rapid charge at up to 125 kW DC, when the charging time is 38 minutes from 0 to 80%. 4 GTX still offers a good driving range of up to 300 miles , and it can use a 125 kW DC rapid charger to provide a 0-80% charge in 38 minutes.