ChargePoint, Supercharger, London, BYD, Plugless Power.
New era of fast charging: ChargePoint announced the next generation of its DC fast-chargers at the CES earlier this month. The so-called ChargePoint Express Plus is to deliver up to 400 kW per outlet and should already be available from July of this year.
insideevs.com, electrek.co, forbes.com
Supercharger gets V3 upgrade: Elon Musk also had some news about the next generation of charging infrastructure. The Supercharger network is getting an upgrade – and according to a Twitter conversation, will then be able to deliver more than 350 kW. Musk joked that “a mere 350 kW” would be for “a children’s toy.”
electrek.co, insideevs.com
Electric transport for London: Chinese BYD and its UK partner Alexander Dennis have received an order for 14 of its Enviro200 electric buses from Transport for London. The EVs will be used on line 360 in the British capital. As part of the deal, BYD will also install 14 charging stations.
transportengineer.org.uk, ejinsight.com
Mega-charger: The Chinese port city of Tianjin has commissioned 500 electric buses from BYD, as well as installed a charging station where 80 electric buses can plug in at the same time. In total, 448 e-buses can fill up there daily.
ecns.cn
Model S inductive charging: Plugless Power now officially added a wireless charging solution for the Tesla Model S to its portfolio. It delivers 7.2 kW. The company already offers inductive charging technology for the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. A video and picture gallery show off the new addition.
insideevs.com (with photos and videos)
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