Category: Electric

August 22, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April of this year announced proposed regulations to tighten restrictions on tailpipe emissions for light and medium-duty vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty vehicles beginning with the 2027 model year. In order […]

August 21, 2023

When you plug in a Tesla vehicle to charge, it has the ability to charge automatically without any additional manual action required. This feature is designed to provide convenience and ease of use for Tesla owners. But, for other cars, […]

August 18, 2023

Virši has inaugurated a new electric vehicle (EV) charging facility at its Olaine service station, featuring four charging ports of up to 160 kW of capacity. The retailer celebrated the opening by offering free charging sessions for drivers during the […]

August 15, 2023

Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation recently announced the first recipients of federal money for EV charging stations from the Infrastructure Bill (aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or NEVI). In the announcement, they included rough locations, funding amounts, and who the recipient was. […]

August 11, 2023

Jio-bp, the mobility company’s joint venture alongside Reliance Industries Limited, has added over 1,000 charging locations in India during the last year. According to a report by local news site The Times of India, the company has been partnering with […]

August 9, 2023

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has forged a strategic partnership with Ather Energy to further strengthen and expand India’s EV charging network. Through this collaboration, the electric scooter brand will gain access to the chain’s network of over 21,000 fuel […]

August 8, 2023

Aldi has installed new electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers across 11 UK stores in partnership with Shell. A total of four 50kW rapid chargers will be rolled out in areas such as Hinckley, Cambuslang, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Paignton, Ulverston, Welshpool, Deal and […]

August 7, 2023

DKV Mobility is rapidly progressing the expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) charging network and has now surpassed the significant milestone of providing access to over 500,000 EV charge points across Europe. The company has made approximately 509,000 EV charge […]

August 4, 2023

The European Parliament passed groundbreaking legislation [last] month which, for the first time, sets environmental protections throughout the entire life cycle of batteries — including the sourcing of raw materials, production and recycling. EU Environment Ministers are expected to rubberstamp […]

August 2, 2023

EVgo and General Motors have surpassed 1,000 fast charging stalls as part of their collaboration to expand charging infrastructure. First announced in 2020, this partnership will continue the development and installation of 3,250 DC fast charging stalls in major metro […]

July 27, 2023

OK has announced 32 new charging locations to be installed in the north of Zealand, Denmark. Before the end of 2024, the brand will commission 32 new charging points, 28 AC and 4 DC. The company believes that establishing a […]

July 25, 2023

A Virginia-headquartered group said it has brought online the first two of the company’s four planned energy storage systems (ESS) designed to support and stabilize the New York City power grid. Summit Ridge Energy on July 25 said the projects, […]

July 24, 2023

EVgo announced that the company and its eXtend partners were selected by DriveOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Transportation, for proposed awards of $13.8M in funding to deploy 20 fast charging stations. Fourteen of the 20 locations are […]

July 21, 2023

The 19th century battle between Nikolai Tesla’s alternating current (AC) and Thomas Edison’s direct current (DC) technologies had an undisputed winner. The vast majority of the world’s transmission and distribution grids work now on AC. But DC—and high-voltage direct current […]

July 17, 2023

ČEZ has opened the fastest electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the Czech Republic. Integrated into a service station located on the main road from Moravia to Vienna, the new charging hub offers drivers a total of five charging stands. […]

July 14, 2023

The giant package delivery company DHL Express is starting to electrify, and that means it needs charging stations. How many? 10? 20? 50? How ambitious is DHL Express right now, and how much is it just testing the waters or […]

July 13, 2023

LEAP24 has opened two new fast-charging stations in the Netherlands, located in Schagen and Nijverdal. The former offers six chargers with a 160kW fast charging capacity while the latter is equipped with four high-speed 120kW chargers. Designed with comfort and […]

July 7, 2023

Z Energy has announced plans to expand its on-the-go charging network for electric vehicles (EVs). By the end of this year, the company aims to have EV chargers available at 20% of its service stations across Aotearoa. Z has plans […]

July 5, 2023

PowerGo has partnered with international hotel chain Radisson Hotel Group to provide charging solutions at approximately 300 hotels across European countries in the coming years. As part of Radisson Hotel Group’s Green Mobility Mindset initiative, this announcement will provide sustainable […]

June 27, 2023

A new electric vehicle (EV) charging station has opened in Mexico and is already considered one of the fastest facilities across the world. The site is a joint venture between QiOn, supplier and manufacturer of electric chargers, and XC Power, […]