Hyperdrive
VW Slow-Rolls Faster EV Charging, Handing Hyundai an Advantage
The ID.4 takes twice as long to add the same amount of charge as Hyundai’s Ioniq 5.
A Volkswagen employee plugging in an ID.4 electric sport utility vehicle at the automaker’s factory in Zwickau, Germany.
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Volkswagen’s buggy software has gotten a lot of attention, with product delays making headlines and contributing to the ousting of Herbert Diess as chief executive officer.
The automaker also lags behind the competition in another respect that’s flown relatively under the radar: charging times.