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A Peek at Electrify America's
Charging Station Future
EV CHARGING FEATURE
Twenty DC fast chargers and amenities are available,
but the most important detail is that everything works.
by Roberto Baldwin
The exterior of Electrify
America's new flagship
charging station in San
Fransisco at night.
T
he move to electrification has hit a snag. The
charging infrastructure hasn't quite lived up to
the needs of those with EVs. The Inflation
Reduction Act requires that charging stations
have a 97% uptime to qualify for government funds.
According to a plethora of studies, approximately 20%
(or more) of stations encountered by EV drivers have
some sort of issue that results in a failed session.
Of those charging companies, Electrify America has
become a bit of a punching bag. Its relatively large
footprint in the DC fast-charging sector means that its
stations are visited more often than others and its issues
become far more visible.
Moving forward though, companies like Electrify
America are listening to customers and there's no larger
evidence of this than the company's new flagship
location at 928 Harrison St., San Francisco.
In late February, the company opened the indoor
facility with 20 DC-fast charging stations each capable
of delivering electricity at up to 350 kW. There's also a
CHAdeMo charger for owners of the Nissan Leaf. It's a
facility with a station number on par with what we've
seen from Tesla. But more importantly, during a recent
visit, everything worked.
During SAE Media's 45-minute visit to charge an EV,
none of those that pulled up for electricity encountered
some of the reliability issues that have plagued
EV drivers for years. Stations connected to vehicles
and delivered electricity at a reasonable rate.
The quick delivery of power and large amount of stations
meant that there was a constant flow of new EVs at
the stations. The 800-volt vehicles that can support electricity
delivered above 200kW left the quickest, but even
those individuals took a few minutes to leave their vehicles
and enjoy the amenities offered by Electrify America.
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
EA offers multiple bays
in its indoor charging space.
A view of multiple EVs charging simultaneously at Electrify America's new
flagship space.
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