Today, I got the chance to view the EV Charging Hub that Mercedes-Benz is opening to electric vehicles of all manufactures. I will publish a followup article that will cover my first impressions of the hub. This article will describe what was announced today and compare and contrast it to the leading charging network in the US, Tesla’s.
Mercedes first announced it would be building a charging network 11 months ago at CES2023. A lot has changed (especially in North America) in those 11 months. Back then, everyone (except Tesla) was using CCS connectors. Meanwhile, Tesla had announced in 2021 that it would open the its Superchargers to other manufacturers’ vehicles and there was much chatter about that. Then, in May, Ford started an avalanche of 18 brands that have committed to convert to…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.