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BMW, Ford, General Motors and Volkswagen are among the eight U.S. and German automakers that will demonstrate a single-port fast-charging system for electric vehicles at the Electric Vehicle Symposium 26 (EV26) in Los Angeles starting next week.

Audi, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler and Porsche will also show off the so-called DC-fast system, which will be able to recharge most battery-electric vehicles in as little as 15 minutes.

With a combination AC and DC charging capabilities, the DC-fast system is supposed to start sales by the end of the year and will enable U.S. and German plug-ins to be able to be recharged at most public charging stations while also accommodating high-powered fast-charging stations. The International Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has officially tapped the system as the standard for fast-charging.

Electric-vehicle proponents consider the establishment of a fast-charging standard to be an important key to plug-in vehicle adoption because the availability of publicly accessible fast chargers that can recharge a vehicle in minutes instead of hours makes range anxiety a moot point. Pike Research said last year that annual revenue generated by makers of electric-vehicle charging equipment will increase more than tenfold between 2011 and 2017 to about $4.3 billion.

Still, the fast-charging issue is far from settled because a separate fast-charging standard - CHAdeMO - has been proposed by the Japanese automotive industry. Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries are all partners in the CHAdeMO Association.Continue reading U.S., German automakers will demo fast-charging system at EVS26

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not WRX related, but thought it might be worth a read.

Interesting indeed.
Its only a matter of time before every manufacturer will have to have a mainstream EV in their lineup.
Low emission petrol and diesel engines are not a solution to the problem of A. CO2 emissions, and B. Petroleum product dependance.

Apart from a few concepts and city cars, (and the GM Volt) they've been a bit quiet, this shows they are for real.
15 years is my guess. Internal combustion will be pretty much gone.

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EV are not the answer either.

Burn coal to make electricity. Makes sense.

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