Electrify America Charges EV at 270 Kilowatts

Electrify America has demonstrated the potential of fast DC charging with a demonstration in which the company charged a Porsche Taycan with 800-volt lithium-ion battery architecture at 270 kilowatts, which is the fastest charging speed available today.

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September 10, 2019

Electrify America Charges EV at 270 Kilowatts — A Porsche Taycan was charged at the fastest available speed on Electrify America's DC fast-charging network.
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The vehicle, which was debuted the same day, was charged at Electrify America's Bloomsburg, Pa., charging station on Sept. 4, the company announced. The Taycan charged from 5% battery to 80% battery in 22.5 minutes, according to a spokesperson.

Electrify America and Porsche Cars North America did extensive testing leading up to the historic charge.

"When Electrify America was formed, the idea of ultra-fast public charging was still very theoretical, and no 350-kW chargers were available to electric vehicle drivers," said Giovanni Palazzo, Electrify America's chief executive. "Today we are proud to showcase our network's diligent engineering capability through successful, real world 270-kW DC fast charging examples, finally making ultra-fast public charging a true reality."

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