62 miles on a 3 minute charge

It’s probably fair to say that German car industry is currently not at the forefront of electromobility, but now a new design of charging station has been unveiled by BMW and Porsche, capable of fully recharging a large-capacity battery in 15 minutes...

Porsche have announced their intention to double investment in development of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles over the next four years. The new Mission E vehicle is targeted for production in 2019.

With their vehicles engulfing some 350 kW at the charging station, both Audi and Porsche underscored that charging infrastructure will be a main bottleneck. As a result, the first components for high-performance charging are starting to appear.