As EV Makers Widen Range, Ultrafast Charging Vital

As electric vehicle (EV) makers from Tesla to Hyundai expand the range of their cars, the need for ultrafast charging technology has only increased, with charging time becoming a key factor for a potential customer, Nikkei Asia reported.

While Tesla spearheaded the art of fast-charging EVs with the development of a 250-kilowatt (kW) charger for its Model 3, which can travel 275 kilometres on a 15-minute charge, Hyundai’s latest Ioniq 5 EV, which supports a fast charger with an output of 350kW, can travel 220km on a five-minute charge, the report said.

Read the full story: Nikkei Asia.

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.