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TL;DR - An owner of a BMW iX Electric gets caught charging his $460,000+ car at a public power outlet. I pay taxes. You pay taxes. We all pay taxes. But, when you see $hit like this, you can’t help but get angry at where some of our taxpayers’ money goes to. Watch the video here to see if it infuriates you as well: How much is the car? A quick search on Sgcarmart revealed that this car is the more expensive variant and costs a whopping $460,888! How expensive does it cost to charge a car? As I’m not an owner of an EV, I just did a quick Google search and turns out, it’s really cheap to charge! So why would the owner of an expensive car choose to do this? Let’s see what netizens think shall we? Online Chatter COE is quite insane at the moment. Sounds dangerous. Insurance does not cover stupidity after all. ========= Be the first to get the latest road/ COE news, and get first dibs on exclusive promos and giveaways in our Telegram SGCM Community. Join us today!

Eight global automakers, namely Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen, will jointly participate in a single-port DC-fast charging technology at the upcoming Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) event in Los Angeles. The new technology is said to be able to rapidly recharge most electric vehicles (EVs) with compatible systems in as little as 15-20 minutes. The Society of International Engineers has chosen the single-port fast charging method as its standard for fast charging and the European manufacturing association (ACEA) has endorsed harmonization for all vehicle types. The fast charging system was developed for all international vehicle markets and creates a uniform standard with identical electrical systems, charge controllers, package dimensions and safety mechanisms. The combined charging system integrates one-phase AC-charging, fast three-phase AC-charging, DC-charging at home and ultra-fast DC-charging at public stations into one vehicle inlet. This provide customers the convenience of charging at most existing charging stations regardless of power source and may speed the adoption of an affordable standardized infrastructure. This is certainly an important milestone in the development of EVs. It is akin to standardization of fuel ports on petrol-powered vehicles. The chargers will be available commercially by end of 2012 and vehicles using the technology will be available starting in 2013.