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Its a $9-million facility, and according to VW, "The 50-space charging station is located at VWGoA’s global test facility in Maricopa, AZ—one of two worldwide, Group-wide hot-weather test facilities—and will allow the charging of EVs in weather conditions up to 120 degrees. "
Best of all, it offers a wide range of charging options:
The station is ready for 50 cars and currently offers 25 DC fast chargers (including the 150 kW and 350 kW ultra-fast chargers), as well as 10 AC Level 2 charging stations to simulate home/work charging. There is space for more equipment. Inductive charging pads will be installed in the future.
DC chargers are equipped with three standard connector types:
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Best of all, it offers a wide range of charging options:
The station is ready for 50 cars and currently offers 25 DC fast chargers (including the 150 kW and 350 kW ultra-fast chargers), as well as 10 AC Level 2 charging stations to simulate home/work charging. There is space for more equipment. Inductive charging pads will be installed in the future.
DC chargers are equipped with three standard connector types:
- two versions of the CCS standard:
CCS1 for North America and a few other countries
CCS2 for Europe and most of the rest of the world, aside from North America, China and Japan, - as well as the Chinese GB/T plug. No CHAdeMO it seems.

VW Launches Huge Charging Station At Its Global Test Center In Arizona
Volkswagen Group of America this month launched at its Arizona global test center a massive charging station for testing new EVs in extreme-heat.
