\n Despite a year filled with various uncertainties, the U.S. electric vehicle industry continues to grow.
\n continues to grow rapidly
\n But what’s hindering that expansion isn’t primarily the vehicles; it’s the process of charging them.\n <\/p>\n
\n A substantial part of the electrical realm revolves around infrastructure, ensuring that consumers have
\n good home charging options
\n for managing road trips and exploring lesser-known routes with reliable DC fast charging. The former typically works smoothly and excellently; the latter
\n can really be hit or miss
\n .\n <\/p>\n
\n Enter Mercedes-Benz, which is taking some of the boldest steps among traditional automakers to ensure that DC public fast charging doesn’t just magically get better on its own. On this week’s\u00a0episode of the \n We have discussed this aspect of Mercedes frequently before. They are striving to create an extensive system of reliable, top-notch public charging stations throughout the United States. These will include facilities such as restrooms, snack options, and powerful 400-kilowatt chargers that function flawlessly each time.\n <\/p>\n \n Cornelia has deep knowledge in this area since he spent nearly half a decade working with Tesla\u2019s charging infrastructure. His aim is to make sure everyone can have access to a top-notch charging experience soon. Similarly, Mercedes\u2019 quick-charging station network is accessible to all electric vehicles, regardless of the brand. However, Mercedes vehicle owners receive exclusive benefits and priority service.\n <\/p>\n \n Tune in to hear Cornelia’s ideas about how to make charging better, plus what he really thinks of BYD’s new five-minute fast-charging breakthrough.\n <\/p>\n \n Additionally, in today\u2019s podcast episode, we discuss \n Our podcast can be found on \n If you haven’t done so yet, kindly subscribe and drop us a review. Thank you for listening!\n <\/p>\n \n Contact the author: Is Mercedes-Benz equipped with the perfect formula for the rapid charging experience you desire? Additionally, consider Hyundai\u2019s EV facility along with Rivian\u2019s approach. Despite a year filled with various uncertainties, the U.S. electric vehicle industry continues to grow. continues to grow rapidly But what’s hindering that expansion isn’t primarily the vehicles; it’s the process of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[562,550,549,560,298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battery-charging","category-battery-electric-vehicles","category-electric-cars","category-electric-power","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AA1BQlBD.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n Plugged-In Podcast
\n <\/strong>
\n , my co-host Tim Levin and I are excited to have a conversation with Andrew Cornelia, who is the CEO of
\n Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging
\n .\n <\/p>\n
\n Rivian’s newly launched Micro-Mobility Brand
\n I\u2019ll share my thoughts on
\n Hyundai’s bold new facility in Savannah, Georgia
\n That\u2019s where the American-built Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 reside. And of course, we can\u2019t ignore tariffs; after all, this is the Plugged-In Podcast.\n <\/p>\n
\n InsideEVs YouTube
\n Channel later today, along with all prominent audio platforms:
\n Apple Podcasts
\n ,
\n Spotify
\n , and
\n iHeart Radio
\n New episodes become available every Friday.\n <\/p>\n
\n patrick.george@insideevs.com\n <\/p>\n\n Previously On The Pod
\n <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\n