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Sponsored article with clickbait title. tl;dr: VW (via American subsidiary "Electrify America") has put out a vaporware announcement that: • Their proprietary
by sounds 9y ago
Sponsored article with clickbait title.
tl;dr: VW (via American subsidiary "Electrify America") has put out a vaporware announcement that:
• Their proprietary charger plug will supply 350 kW possibly at 800 or up to 920 Volts and 350 Amps using a liquid-cooled cable
• May build 1000 stations (over an unknown period of time)
• Mention is made of the IONITY charging network in Europe, without mentioning compatibility
- rohit2412 9y agoProprietary plug? Compatibility? They are following the CCS standard. May build 1000 over unknown period? Did you miss the Walmart announcement yesterday? And electrify America has their timeline well defined on their website
- Jesus_Jones 9y agoBut we've already have many companies claiming they would build nationwide networks and it never happened. They are broken, etc. Only tesla has build a worldwide network that works well, and has stood up to the test of time.
- rohit2412 9y agoCan you give examples of broken promises? I think evgo and chargepoint have held true to what they promised. And I don't think Volkswagen and Porsche cancelling their plans (after VW being legally mandated and Porsche designing a 800 volt 350kw level3 charging car)
- sounds 8y agoOk, you are correct - but this article presents the info in a super confusing way. A much better presentation is: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/04/electrify-america-will-deploy-2000-350kw-fast-chargers-by-the-end-of-2019/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/04/electrify-america-will-...