DC Rapid Charging

SAE Finalizes New Electric Car Fast Charging “Combo Connector”

After months of planning, the next-generation J1772 electric car charging standard has been approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers. As expected, it is based on the current J1772 Level 2 charging connector found on cars like the 2012 Nissan Leaf and 2013 Chevrolet Volt, but adds direct...

October 16, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 28

Quick-Charging Your Electric Car? It Could Be Less Full Than You Think

September 6, 2012 7

Bigger Batteries Key To Better Quick Charging For Electric Cars

June 11, 2012 11

Cheesiest DC Fast-Charging Video Ever: Tight Dress, High Heels Included

May 10, 2012 20

2011 Nissan Leaf plugged into an EVgo quick-charging station, Texas

$100 Million For Electric-Car Charging: Devil, Meet Details

You'd think that $100 million of electric-car charging stations in California would be a good thing, right? While an agreement announced last month may disturb California... April 10, 2012 by John Voelcker 23

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Fast-Charging Adds Appeal To Electric Cars—Especially In Portland

If you plan to get a Nissan Leaf or Mitsubishi i (or already have one), and you live in Portland, Oregon, consider yourself fortunate. The same goes for a handful of places... January 17, 2012 by Bengt Halvorson

Dignitaries at Electric Highway charging station site in Bellingham, WA; photo: Washington State DoT

First Fast-Charging Station On West Coast Electric Highway: Work Starts

While dreams of a "Hydrogen Highway" along the West Coast have languished, the states of Washington and Oregon are moving ahead on plans to make Interstate-5 the first... December 29, 2011 by John Voelcker 13

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Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi i Rapid Charging Gets Cheaper Thanks To Nissan

Rapid electric car charging stations for cars like the 2012 Nissan Leaf and 2012 Mitsubishi i may soon become a lot more common in the U.S. thanks to a new rapid charging... November 11, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5

Electric-Car Charging Networks: Don't Use 'Em To Travel Far, Says Company

Lately, we’ve seen a lot of new charging networks spring up around the world devoted to getting electric car owners the power they need to keep their cars charged up... October 19, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 9

Nissan Develops 10-Minute Rapid Charger For Leaf Electric Car

[EDIT: Since publishing this story, it has come to our attention that this story is indeed about storage technology, not charging technology. We're investigating our sources... October 11, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 12

Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car at quick charging station

DC Fast Charging: Mitsubishi Says You Can Do It Every Day

If you're considering a Nissan Leaf optioned with Level 3 DC quick-charging, you've probably been told, as we have, that you shouldn't make too regular a habit of getting a... October 7, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 16

Swiss Firm Develops Portable Rapid Electric Car Charging Station

As electric cars become more and more popular, there are an increasingly large number of firms selling electric car charging equipment, from wall-mounted domestic charging... September 27, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6

Rapid Charging Station Tennessee Gas Station

Tennessee Gas Station First To Offer Rapid Electric Car Charging?

Over the past few months we’ve seen an increase in the number of rapid charging stations getting installed in areas where the 2011 Nissan Leaf is being sold. So far... September 26, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5

2011 Nissan Leaf at quick-charging station

Walgreens Installs DC Rapid Electric Car Chargers “Where Practical”

You may already know that pharmaceuticals giant Walgreens is installing as many as 800 electric car charging stations at its branches throughout New York City, Houston... September 1, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5