'VW's Electrify America doubts anyone will notice a difference'
https://leftlanenews.com/2019/01/27/electrify-america-closes-most-high-powered-ev-chargers/ Electrify America closes most high-powered EV chargers January 27, 2019 Ronan Glon [image https://photos5.leftlanenews.com/photos/content/thumbs/ev-charge-electrify-america_1050.jpg ] The company uncovered a problem with the charging cables. Electrify America has announced it is temporarily shutting down most of the high-powered electric car charging stations it built in the United States. The company uncovered a potential safety issue with the liquid-cooled charging cables used to connect a car to a station, and it blames the problem on a third-party supplier. "Out of an abundance of caution, Electrify America is shutting down all of our stations that use the Huber+Suhner high-powered cables until we can confirm that they can be operated safely. We are confident that Huber+Suhner will investigate and resolve this issue as quickly as possible," wrote Giovanni Palazzo, the CEO of Electrify America, in a statement published online. We doubt anyone will notice a difference. The high-powered stations that are temporarily disconnected from the grid boast a charging speed of 150 or 350 kilowatts. As of January 2019, there are no electric cars compatible with these speeds sold in the United States. The first 150-kilowatt-capable car will be the Audi E-Tron, which will begin arriving in showrooms in a few months' time. The Porsche Taycan will follow, but it's even further away; it hasn't been unveiled yet. Electrify America did not release additional details about the problem, and it didn't say when it will fix the chargers. It notes that 50-kilowatt chargers, L2 chargers, and CHAdeMO connectors remain safe to use. [© leftlanenews.com] ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=%22Electrify+America%22&days=0 search evdl archive on Electrify America ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=%22350kW+chargers%22&days=0 search evdl archive on "350kW chargers" http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=%22350+kW+chargers%22&days=0 https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electrify-america-cable-defect-fast-charger-shutdown/ Electrify America is shutting down all its 150-350 kW chargers due to potential cable defects January 25, 2019 - Electrify America's 150-350 kilowatt chargers are being shut down ... (map) https://www.cnet.com/news/vw-electrify-america-planned-charger-map/ ... liquid-cooled cables from a third-party manufacturer may have a defect that makes the high rate of charge unsafe ... https://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/img/v8SiZfOqc09eZP_L_1VY3bCuAf0=/2018/12/05/f365a39c-1289-4353-a7b9-b3533c1f3590/electrify-america-350kw-ogi.jpg https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/electrify-america-shuts-down-high-powered-charging-stations-over-safety-con#gs.Jnjpsrx5 Electrify America Shuts Down High-Powered Charging Stations Over Safety Concerns January 25, 2019 “The issue is isolated to the Huber+Suhner cable—in this one incident.” ... The majority of Electrify America's charging stations have chargers on ... shutting down the majority of its high-powered charging stations to investigate a potential safety issue with its liquid-cooled cables ... 50 kilowatt CCS chargers, all CHAdeMO connectors and L2 6kW chargers are unaffected & available ... https://dqbasmyouzti2.cloudfront.net/assets/content/cache/made/content/images/articles/Electrify_America_Charging_Station_XL_721_420_80_s_c1.jpg + https://www.wired.com/story/us-charging-network-electric-vehicle-needs/ America Needs Way, Way More Electric-Car Charging Stations 01.25.19 As with buying a home and eating sushi, the wisdom of the decision to drive an electric vehicle hinges less on when you charge, and more on where ... https://media.wired.com/photos/5c48e60b8ef7ca2c4cbfec2f/master/w_1024,c_limit/EVChargingStationMap-Transpo.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
