VW fully reopens electric car charging network after ‘potential safety issue’
Electrify America, the budding electric car charging network spearheaded by Volkswagen, has returned to full operation after partially shutting down over a “potential safety issue” last weekend.
The network shut down its high-speed (150kW to 350kW) chargers on Friday “out of an abundance of caution” after concerns emerged about the liquid-cooled cables provided by Swedish supplier Huber+Suhner. Amsterdam-based charging company Fastned also shut down its 175kW chargers in the Netherlands and Germany, but it said today that it has restored service, too.
According to Huber+Suhner and Electrify America, the problem stemmed from an “isolated event” at one of the Swedish supplier’s test…
