Tesla Supercharger explodes in Washington, D.C. — FBI suspects a homemade bomb
Last night, a Tesla Supercharger charging station cabinet exploded in Washington state. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a homemade bomb. Local police and the FBI are currently investigating the incident.
Tesla and BYD, move over: ZEEKR announces 1.2 MW car charging station
Two weeks after the BYD presented a new charging station for electric vehicles with a capacity of 1 MW (1000 kW)Chinese automaker ZEEKR has unveiled its own ultra-fast charger that delivers up to 1.2 MW of power. ZEEKR’s vice president shared details of the new charging technology ahead of its official debut in a few weeks.
Like two Tesla Supercharger V4s: BYD unveils ultra-fast car charger, 400 km in 5 minutes
Chinese automaker BYD has announced a new high-speed charging technology that allows adding 400 km of range in just 5 minutes of charging. The company also plans to make significant investments in charging station infrastructure and build more than 4000 new fast charging points across China.
Digitalization instead of fights: Tesla launches long-awaited electronic queue at Supercharger stations
Tesla has announced that it will finally implement an electronic queuing system at Supercharger charging stations. This innovation has long been demanded by the owners of its electric vehicles. These calls have been especially intensified after a recent incident in which drivers got into a fight over the charging queue.
Anker Solix C300X charging station review: mobile energy, but for whom?
The modern choice of charging stations is very large. They can be giant on wheels, vertical, horizontal, with additional batteries and removable lights. For example Anker Solix C800Xwhich we recently reviewed. Also, charging stations have begun to be made small and yet powerful enough and with a relatively large capacity. For example EcoFlow RIVER…
Acer charging stations in Ukraine: switching in 14 ms, up to 2560 Watt-hours of capacity, and prices from UAH 18 thousand
Acer has announced the launch of new charging stations in Ukraine. These new products use lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries with accelerated charging support. The stations have cases made of wear-resistant materials, which allows them to be used both at home and outdoors.
Anker Solix C800X review: playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 with the lights off
Anker bills itself as the «World’s #1 Charger Brand». So today, let’s take a look at one of their newest creations — the charging station Anker Solix C800X. It is a standalone solution for camping/outdoor use with two flashlights and a metal extension cord included. But now there are dozens of other use cases for […]
EcoFlow at CES 2025: Delta 3 Plus station, dual-fuel generator, power bank with magnetic charging and a hat
At CES 2025, EcoFlow showcased Delta 3 Plus charging stations and more powerful installations, generators, wireless power banks, a refrigerator, and a hat.
EcoFlow RIVER 3 UPS charging station review: six ports and 600 watts of power in a small package
We have already reviewed a stylish and powerful charging station Segway Cube 1000 and now we’ll take a look at the new and compact EcoFlow RIVER 3 UPS with an updated design and full-fledged UPS functionality. The well-known manufacturer has not only made a number of improvements, but also retained the features that users have […]
The average check of Ukrainians on «Black Friday» started at ₴5000, and the top sellers are smartphones, TVs, and charging stations (Forbes report)
Forbes Ukraine analyzed what Ukrainians bought on “Black Friday” and how much sales increased in the biggest Ukrainian chains compared to last year.
EcoFlow DELTA 3 charging stations are already in Ukraine: operation as a UPS, 8000 cycles, fast charging and price from UAH 41 thousand
EcoFlow has announced the launch of a new line of portable charging stations EcoFlow DELTA 3. These new products are suitable for use as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with automatic switching to UPS mode.
EcoFlow RIVER 3: new charging stations starting at UAH 13 thousand are now available in Ukraine
EcoFlow has expanded the range of charging stations available in Ukraine by launching the new EcoFlow RIVER 3 line. The series consists of four models with different functions and capabilities that support Pogo-Pin, GaN, X-GaNPower and X-Guard technologies. Some versions provide a switching speed to UPS mode of 10 ms.
«Canister» for an electric vehicle: Wuling has created a mobile charging station with a capacity of 141 kWh
Chinese automotive giant Wuling has demonstrated two mobile charging stations for electric vehicles. They can be compared to canisters for cars with internal combustion engines. Or with power banks. Very large power banks.
The electric car boom in Ukraine: 120 thousand cars served by 17 thousand charging stations
The market for electric vehicle charging stations in Ukraine is actively developing and showing growth. Amid growing demand for electric vehicles, the country is demanding more and more of these devices, and manufacturers are not sitting idle.
Charging stations up to UAH 20,000: TOP 7 best models in 2024
The closer we get to winter, the more urgent the issue of preparing for possible power outages becomes. To prevent the energy crisis from leading to a financial crisis, we have put together a selection of inexpensive but effective stations to ensure basic autonomy. How to choose a charging station? We have already explained the […]
Octa V2L is a bidirectional charging station from a Ukrainian company: it powers households with an electric car during power outages
Ukraine’s first bidirectional charging station was demonstrated at the exhibition at the International Exhibition Center. It is capable of charging electric vehicles and also meeting the electricity needs of households in the event of power outages. The device was presented by Kyiv-based Octa.
Anker has shown the ultra-compact C300X DC charging station — weight 3 kg, capacity 288 Watt-hours and price from UAH 9,500
Anker has presented two new charging stations — Anker SOLIX C300X DC and Anker SOLIX C300X, which will be launched on the Ukrainian market in December.
New Xiaomi Power Bank 25000 mAh / 212W in a transparent case, with display and three ports
Xiaomi has introduced a new 25000 mAh / 212W power bank. Its appearance is shaped by a spectacular transparent case and an information display.
Xiaomi’s new 165W/10,000mAh power bank is capable of charging a laptop and smartphone simultaneously
Xiaomi has released a super-powerful 165W 10,000mAh power bank. The device is capable of charging not only smartphones and tablets but also modern laptops.
Segway Cube 1000 review: a station that will charge everything
Segway is primarily known for its electric vehicles. But it turns out that they also have a series of charging stations, one of which we will look at today. Although this is probably very logical given the features of their main products. The Segway Cube 1000 stands out for its stylish design, which is inspired […]
EcoFlow announces new battery products for a variety of needs – from charging a smartphone to powering a camper van for a week
EcoFlow has announced four new battery products designed to power everything from smartphones and household appliances in the event of a power outage to RVs.
Anker SOLIX C1000X and F3800: charging stations from 1056 Watt-hours and prices from UAH 42 thousand
Anker Innovations has introduced two new charging stations from its Anker SOLIX brand in Ukraine. The Anker SOLIX C1000X is a compact solution, while the Anker SOLIX F3800 is a powerful model capable of powering an entire house.
Anker Solix C300 charging stations: 288 Wh LiFePO4 battery and various connectors at a price starting from $200
Anker has released a new Solix C300 DC portable charger with features that the company has not previously offered in this class of device.
Charging stations for electric cars: reality is worse than promises
The number of electric vehicles on the road is constantly growing, and the infrastructure of charging stations is also developing. However, a new study shows that the experience of charging electric vehicles in the United States is still far from ideal. After analyzing the work of 20 thousand charging stations in the United States over 4 years,…
Tesla’s second life: Ukrainians disassemble electric cars to create charging stations
The war unleashed by Russia has led to the seizure or destruction of a significant portion of Ukraine’s generating capacity. Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine could produce about 55 GW of electricity. Now this capacity has fallen below 20 GW. As a result, the Ukrainian power grid is experiencing a power shortage, which has led to long…
Demand for power banks in Ukraine has tripled: Xiaomi and Xipin are the most popular, with prices starting at ₴500
«Foxtrot», «Epicenter», Rozetka and Comfy report record sales of power equipment — power banks, generators, charging stations and solar panels.
TOP 7 popular charging stations in 2024
If you want to be prepared for power outages and are considering buying a charging station instead of a power bank, be patient. There are many models on the market from different manufacturers, and it can be time-consuming to find information about each one. To make your choice easier, we’ve prepared an updated charging station […]
A hybrid SPP for ₴150 thousand and an inverter generator for the rest — how much does it cost Ukrainians «energy independence»?
In Kyiv alone, the average duration of power outages reached 9 hours per day, and for the winter, according to the «baseline forecast», some experts predict blackouts of 12 hours.
EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 is a 4 kW charging station with a capacity of 12 kWh at a price of $3.7 thousand.
EcoFlow has launched the new Delta Pro 3 portable charging station, which can be scaled up to provide power to an entire home during a power outage. It can also be used for other purposes, such as powering the electrical system of a van, motorhome, beach party, or recharging an electric vehicle.
A lithium battery exploded in an apartment in the suburbs of Kyiv (allegedly) — a man suffered burns
Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region reports about the explosion of an «unidentified object» (possibly a lithium battery) in a residential multi-storey building in Sofiyivska Borshchahivka. The explosion was reported at 13:54 on June 7.
Asus has made Thor’s hammer Mjolnir — it’s not a weapon, but a UPS with a charging station function
Marvel made Thor’s hammer very popular, and Asus showed a working model at Computex 2024. It’s not a good idea to attack someone with Mjolnir, but it also has electricity — it’s an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
DJI backup batteries can power home appliances and charge drones — 1000 Wh version will cost $1000
DJI enters the portable power market in the U.S. and Europe with the release of the Power 1000 and Power 500designed for both home use and «operation in the» field.
In two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported more than 8K EV — eight times more than the pre-war level
In the first two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported almost 60 thousand cars (58,593 units) and 14% (8,026 cars) of them — were EVs, which is almost 8 times more than in the same period in 2021 (only 1,040 «electric cars» were imported then), according to a new study OpenDataBot.
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