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Row of white EVgo-branded Tesla V4 Supercharger posts along a parking lot curb with a Mariano's grocery store sign behind them

Charging · Charging

EVgo Opens First Tesla-Built Supercharger Site in Chicago

EVgo opened a 12-stall Tesla V4 Supercharger site near downtown Chicago, the first of hundreds planned. Its release names no peak kW or price.

Damien KestelooNov 62 min read

Lime green Skoda Enyaq Coupe parked on packed snow in a pine forest, with three engineers checking a laptop and a phone beside it

Volkswagen

Older VW ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq Owners Get Battery Preheating

Skoda pushes battery preheating to 200,000 Enyaqs built through 2023 from November 16. VW's ID. Software 3.9.1 adds it for older ID models. No US date yet.

Damien KestelooNov 5

Rendering of a transparent electric car plugged into a wall charger, with its battery cells glowing green under the floor and the Power Converter electronics lit blue

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes Wants Its EVs to Hold Steady Voltage as Batteries Drain

Mercedes-Benz's Power Converter research tech holds 800 volts as battery cells drain or age. The prototype makes 3 kW, and no production car is named.

Damien KestelooNov 5

Yellow Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV parked on a test track, seen from the front three-quarter angle with its vertical-slat grille

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-AMG GT SUV Out-Charges AMG's Own GT 4-Door at 710 kW

The electric Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV makes 1,153 hp and charges at up to 710 kW from a 128 kWh pack. It reaches US dealers in summer 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 17

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Everything We Know: 0.55 Seconds, 1 MW, Still No Price

Everything we know about the Tesla Roadster: 1 MW rear drive, 500 kW charging, fans, thrusters, the cabin, conflicting specs and still no price.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Drops AWD and Claims 1 MW From Two Rear Motors

Tesla says the Roadster's battery and drive unit make 1 MW, a third more than the Model S Plaid, at half the mass. Two rear motors do all the work.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Close-up of a Tesla Supercharger charging handle plugged into a dark red Tesla, with the charge port light glowing green

Supercharging

Tesla Says Five Sessions a Day Halve a Supercharger's Energy Cost

Tesla's new guide for Supercharger for Business buyers explains demand charges, and why a $940,000 site only pays off once the stalls stay busy.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Charging

EVgo's 750-kW Charger Slips to 2027, and No US EV Can Take It Yet

EVgo previewed a 750-kW charging system built with Delta that shares power between cars. Its own August release expected the first units by end of 2026.

Damien KestelooOct 1

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