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True to their name, the number of CHAdeMO-standard quick-charging stations for electric vehicles is growing real fast. The number of global stations that use Japan's quick-charging CHAdeMO standard has doubled in the past year to more than 2,000 units - and will more than double this year, as more public and private entities look to give EV owners the option of recharging their cars in a matter of minutes.

While Japan accounts for about two-thirds of the world's CHAdeMO stations, the number of stations in Europe has almost quadrupled to 601 units in the past year. The number of US stations has jumped more than tenfold to 154, according to the CHAdeMO association, which estimated that there are more than 70,000 CHAdeMO-compatible vehicles in the world. CHAdeMO stations can recharge an electric vehicle to 80-percent capacity in around 30 minutes. Check out the press release from the CHAdeMO association below.

The CHAdeMO standard was launched in 2010 and is backed by Japanese automakers like Nissan, Toyota and Mitsubishi. Even Tesla Motors said earlier this month that its Model S sedans earmarked for Japan this year will have a CHAdeMO adaptor.

CHAdeMO has competition, though. BMW, General Motors, Ford and Volkswagen are among the European and US automakers backing the SAE quick-charging standard, which is less established but which its backers say is superior because it requires just one charging port for standard- and fast-charging stations.Continue reading Number of US CHAdeMO stations jumped tenfold in 2012

Number of US CHAdeMO stations jumped tenfold in 2012 originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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