Category: Energy Consumption

May 31, 2023

TotalEnergies has launched a new “smart charging” technology deployed at public electric vehicle (EV) charging points across the Netherlands. The company will roll out the technology throughout its 13,000 locations throughout the country. Based on an algorithm that tracks usage, […]

May 26, 2023

France has reached its goal of having 100,000 charging points open to the public, making it the second biggest network in Europe. “France now has the second largest network of charging points open to the public, behind the Netherlands (125,000) […]

May 23, 2023

For this reason, Fortech has designed and developed OPTcompact, the innovative compact terminal, only slightly larger than a smartphone, for managing electric vehicles recharging and car parking. Minimal expense, maximum yield! The terminal, Android based, is equipped with a QR […]

May 22, 2023

Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced a new COP28 partnership to turbocharge clean energy deployment and capital mobilization in emerging markets and developing economies. The official announcement took place in the presence of His Excellency […]

May 22, 2023

Shell has connected charging columns for trucks in public areas to its service station network in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. The company aims to establish public charging infrastructure for e-trucks with high-performance charging points (360 kW) powered by 100 […]

May 8, 2023

Royal Farms has expanded its relationship with Tesla by adding a new Super Charger to its network of convenience stores. The retailer held a ribbon cutting event in Gaithersburg, Maryland, alongside the local Tesla Owners Club to celebrate the opening […]

May 5, 2023

Z Energy (Z) now has pay-as-you-go available across its EV charging network, making it easier for customers to charge on their journey. The new feature has been added to the company’s EV Charging App, which previously required customers to have […]

May 3, 2023

Circle K Ireland has announced the roll out of branded EV chargers across its retail network. The retailer will invest €7m to install the equipment throughout its nationwide footprint over the next two years. This plan builds upon the company’s […]

May 2, 2023

Tom’s Truck Center, a commercial truck sales and service firm based in Southern California, has added the Class 8 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle to its electric commercial truck lineup. Nikola’s zero-emissions trucks are already on sale at Tom’s Truck Center’s […]

May 2, 2023

Greenhouse gas reduction, new jobs, new investment opportunities: the benefits of decarbonizing the electricity sector—one of the most polluting—are obvious. However, a transition to lower-carbon electricity production could have a negative impact on some regions, depending on their vulnerabilities and […]

May 1, 2023

Energy storage also is making inroads across Europe. Technology group Wärtsilä in early March announced it had brought online a 25-MW/100-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium, in a collaboration with Japan’s Nippon Koei Energy Europe and Aquila Clean […]

April 28, 2023

An international team of researchers, including nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, has uncovered nanoscale changes inside solid-state batteries that could offer new insights into improving battery performance. Using computer simulations and X-ray experiments, researchers could “see” in […]

April 27, 2023

Sheetz customers have charged their electric vehicles over 2 million times across its network of EV stations. As one of the early adopters of e-mobility solutions, the company installed its first EV charger in Pennsylvania back in 2012. The retailer […]

April 20, 2023

Aral is committed to accelerate the expansion of its ultrafast charging network by doubling charging points across Germany. The retailer aims to have a total charging network of 3,000 chargers under its Aral pulse brand. The company currently operates around […]

April 20, 2023

Snacks: Check. Road trip tunes: Check. An interactive map showing electric vehicle charging stations at the national park you are visiting: Check, check, and check. As electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows—and tourism to U.S. national parks skyrockets—many visitors to the […]

April 18, 2023

Autel Energy has revealed plans to roll out EV charging stations across Southeast Asia, with its first locations having recently been completed in Singapore. Two sites have already been installed, one in Hup Hin, the National University of Singapore, and […]

April 17, 2023

As of 1 July 2023, all new EV charge points in Germany must offer open-loop payments, allowing drivers to pay with debit and credit cards. Given the notorious inconvenience of closed-loop payments, it’s fair to assume that when an open-loop […]

April 14, 2023

BYD Europe and Shell will provide at least 100,000 BYD battery and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (EV) customers in Europe with fast, convenient, and reliable EV charging from Shell Recharge. Customers will receive an exclusive Shell Recharge network platinum membership […]

April 13, 2023

Gridserve and Moto have announced that two new Electric Super Hubs on one of the UK’s busiest highways are now open. Located at two of the retailer’s locations in Washington North and South, each hub has six 350kW-capable High Power […]

April 12, 2023

Osprey Charging, one of the United Kingdom’s leading networks of rapid electric vehicle charging points, has ramped up its fast charger roll-out by installing as many chargers in the first quarter of this year as it did during the whole […]