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FastCharge 450-kilowatt charging station prototype

A research project in Germany that includes automakers BMW and Porsche has successfully demonstrated an ultra-fast charging station that can deliver charge times approaching that of filling up at a gas station. Called FastCharge, the project demonstrated a prototype 450-kilowatt charging station on a stretch of the A8 autobahn between the cities of Ulm and Augsburg on Wednesday. That charging capacity is three to nine times as high as what is...