It blamed the now-resolved problem on a cable supplier.
On January 26, Electrify America announced it needed to shut down most of the 150- and 350-kilowatt charging stations it operates in the United States after uncovering a potential safety problem. The Volkswagen-backed company released a follow-up statement on January 29 to affirm that everything is back to normal.
“Electrify America is restoring full capacity to its entire network after its high-powered charging cables cleared extensive testing from the cable manufacturer, Huber+Suhner,” the company wrote in a statement.
The firm also shed more insight into why it had to shut down the stations. Huber+Suhner reported that one of its liquid-cooled cables short-circuited while being used at a test facility in Germany. The defective unit was a first-generation prototype, but the supplier decided to ask its customers to stop using its cables while it investigated the problem.
“The tests confirmed the correct functionality of the system, and proved that the series products supplied by Huber+Suhner meet the required standards without any restrictions, both individually and in the entire charging system,” the firm wrote in a statement.
Electrify America’s less powerful charging stations weren’t affected by the issue. That’s what matters; none of the electric cars sold in the United States in 2019 are compatible with 150- or 350-kilowatt charging. The first ones will be the Audi E-Tron, which isn’t scheduled to reach showrooms until the summer of 2019, and the Porsche Taycan, which hasn’t been fully revealed yet.
It blamed the now-resolved problem on a cable supplier.
On January 26, Electrify America announced it needed to shut down most of the 150- and 350-kilowatt charging stations it operates in the United States after uncovering a potential safety problem. The Volkswagen-backed company released a follow-up statement on January 29 to affirm that everything is back to normal.
"Electrify America is restoring full capacity to its entire network after its high-powered charging cables cleared extensive testing from the cable manufacturer, Huber+Suhner," the company wrote in a statement.
The firm also shed more insight into why it had to shut down the stations. Huber+Suhner reported that one of its liquid-cooled cables short-circuited while being used at a test facility in Germany. The defective unit was a first-generation prototype, but the supplier decided to ask its customers to stop using its cables while it investigated the problem.
"The tests confirmed the correct functionality of the system, and proved that the series products supplied by Huber+Suhner meet the required standards without any restrictions, both individually and in the entire charging system," the firm wrote in a statement.
Electrify America's less powerful charging stations weren't affected by the issue. That's what matters; none of the electric cars sold in the United States in 2019 are compatible with 150- or 350-kilowatt charging. The first ones will be the Audi E-Tron, which isn't scheduled to reach showrooms until the summer of 2019, and the Porsche Taycan, which hasn't been fully revealed yet.
