News Digest Item
03 Jul 2018

German car manufacturers and Ford open first ultra-fast electric car charging station

Die Welt

Ionity, a joint venture between BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, and Ford, has opened its first rapid charging station for electric vehicles, according to Die Welt. Six electric cars can simultaneously charge at the station, located in western Germany. Each charger at the station has a charging capacity of up to 350 kilowatts. Four hundred more ultra-fast charging stations are planned to be opened in Norway, Germany, and Austria by 2020.  

Read the article in German here.

For background, see the factsheets Reluctant Daimler plans “radical” push into new mobility world and Early e-car starter BMW plans new mobility sprint.

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