Fran Crotty and Matthew Blackler charged an electric vehicle (EV) at the 36 Lyn Refuel Station at E. 36th Street and Lyndale Avenue S. in Minneapolis Friday. They were demonstrating the speed of direct-current charging and promoting the #24EVChallenge, a 24-hour effort Sunday to set a Guinness world record for charging cars. The marathon begins at the station at 2 p.m. Sunday and they hope to charge 100 EVs in a row, for 15 minutes each. Blackler founded ZEF Energy, a co-sponsor of the event. Crotty works for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![At the 36 Lyn Refuel Station on 36th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis, plug-in electric vehicle advocates on Sunday will begin a 24-hour effort to charge 100 EVs in a row and set the first world record. The marathon begins at 2 p.m., charging cars around the clock for 15 minute each. Fran Crotty of the Electric Vehicle State Program Administration and Matthew Blackler of ZEF Energy, the installer of the station, showed off how quick charging works .] Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startr](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/WQDXHFML65AAQH2RFFB757PCXQ.jpg?&w=1080)
![At the 36 Lyn Refuel Station on 36th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis, plug-in electric vehicle advocates on Sunday will begin a 24-hour effort to charge 100 EVs in a row and set the first world record. The marathon begins at 2 p.m. Here, aquick charger connects to the Nissan Leaf .] Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KYLB7NW4SBHKEQAT6M47SBOXHY.jpg?&w=1080)
![Attendees of Frostbike made their way through the convention Saturday at the Quality Bike Products campus in Minneapolis. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Frostbike 2016 was held at the Quality Bike Products Campus on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Bloomington, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NH2BSHB74ND2V6GF2G2HI5X4MM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
