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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

So driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery. Designed by Pininfarina VinFast VF 8 gave the designers at the famed Pininfarina studio a blank sheet. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If we wanted to recharge this from 110V domestic service we would need to pull 10,800,000/110 = 96,000 amps. A visit to the gas station takes minutes not seconds and so the California Air Resource board, when it established fast charging standards, set the goal of charging the batteries to 80% in 10 minutes.