Teslas are clogging up a Chicago Supercharger station as freezing temperatures play havoc with EVs

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The logo marks the showroom and service center for the US automotive and energy company Tesla in Amsterdam on October 23, 2019
Some drivers gave up and abandoned their freezing EVs.

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These 10 electric cars charge the slowest, according to the first head-to-head testing

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Man connecting a charging cable to an electric car charging station on a snowy winter day in Sweden.
Charging speed can vary with things like weather and input, so Emunds set out to provide one of the first true head-to-head studies on charging speed yet.

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These 10 electric cars can charge faster than any others on the market

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The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5.
The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 is one of the fastest-charging cars you can buy — and one of the sleekest looking, too.

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It's official: Tesla has won the charging wars

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Two Tesla vehicles at a Supercharger station.
Vehicles charge at a Tesla supercharger station in Burbank, California. Tesla's charging port has now become the industry standard.

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EV owner gets fined after trying to use a toaster to warm up his car battery, sparking a house fire

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A photo of a car driving through some snowy weather in Denmark.
A Danish man was hit with a substantial fine after using a toaster to warm his EV battery. The toaster ended up catching fire and damaging the car, as well as the neighbor's home.

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Take a look at this funky electric van and 6 other cool vehicles at this year's London EV show

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Addax says the electric MTN is ideal for narrow streets and compact industrial sites.

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Some electric vehicles can charge while they drive thanks to special coils installed under a street in Detroit

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A blue electric van drives past a rectangular metal wireless charging coil exposed in the street
The wireless charging technology belongs to a company called Electreon.

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A reporter drove a Rivian to 126 EV fast-chargers in LA and found out-of-order signs on dozens of them

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A Rivian charging at an EV charging station.
A reporter with The Wall Street Journal went to over 100 electric vehicle charging stalls in California, and ran into issues at dozens of them.

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Only 2 major car companies haven't joined Tesla's charging tech yet

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A silver pickup truck in a parking garage and a silver SUV on the road.
The Ram 1500 Revolution BEV concept made by Stellantis; the Volkswagen ID.4.

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EV owners are fed up with charging stations that lack bathrooms, snacks, and even trash cans

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EV charging stations sometimes lack simple amenities like 24-hour bathrooms, food, and trash cans.

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