VW has closed part of its EV charging network for security reasons

The Volkswagen diesel door scandal could lead to the birth of one of the largest electric car charging networks in the US, but this plan has at least a slight setback – a "potential security problem" that forces Electrify America , a VW company, to close high power charging cables at the moment.

In a press release, the company does not specify what the safety issue might be, but only that it concerns chargers from 150 to 350 kilowatts that use Huber + Suhner's liquid-cooled cables. a lot of caution "and that there is a list of about 80 charging stations that will remain open.

"The safety of our customers is our top priority," reads the release of the CEO of Electrify America.

Electrify America planned to install 2,000 chargers across the country by June, and the company installed its first 350 kW super-fast charger in California last month. We asked the company to inform us of the progress of the progress and the nature of the problem.