After many false starts, EV manufacturers may be about to co-operate on fast charging

Porsche Mission E concept
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Tesla has had a long standing offer to allow other manufacturers access to its Supercharger network. Rumours of negotiations have surfaced from time-to-time, but nothing concrete.

Porsche announced its own charger to complement its Mission E electric car some time ago.

Now it has been revealed that:

● Porsche charging technology will be utilised by other companies in the Volkswagen family – no real surprises there

● development has involved other manufacturers
● chargers will be compatible with Tesla vehicles – with an adapter.

https://electrek.co/2016/10/03/porsches-ultra-fast-charging-infrastructure-for-the-mission-e-will-also-work-with-tesla-says-ceo/

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