Tag: electric vehicle

January 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced more than $131 million for projects to advance research and development (R&D) in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and charging systems, and funding for a consortium to address critical priorities for the next […]

November 16, 2023

Plaid Pantry has established its first electric vehicle (EV) charger at one of its retail locations. The equipment has been established at a branded store located in Portland, Oregon, and opened to the public during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. For this […]

November 6, 2023

bp pulse has picked up pace in Australia by adding more than 100 fast charge points to the country’s electric vehicle (EV) network since November 2022. This marks a big step toward the company’s goal to roll out 600 EV […]

November 3, 2023

The Queensland government has announced that it will provide electric vehicle chargers every 150 km across the state. The New South Wales government announced 10 million Aussie big bucks for chargers to be installed in apartment buildings. The local Woollies […]

October 5, 2023

RaceTrac has installed its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station, located in Oxford, Alabama. The 180-kW, dual-connector charger will offer quick charging options for all battery electric vehicles in about 15 to 20 minutes. As the number of electric vehicles […]

October 3, 2023

A total of 10,000 ubitricity electric vehicle (EV) charging points will be rebranded to Shell Recharge across Europe. The company, a subsidiary of the Shell Group, has recently made the announcement as it has reached the milestone after taking over […]

August 23, 2023

Parkland has recently opened its 30th electric vehicle (EV) charging site in Canada, its largest open-access location yet. The company announced the site’s opening in a recent LinkedIn video, highlighting its capability to charge up to 12 vehicles at the […]

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 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 […]

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. […]

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, […]

April 19, 2023

Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, released today, details the government’s long-awaited plans to accelerate the adoption of these vehicles. Consultations on the strategy began last September. The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, then promised the strategy would […]

March 20, 2023

Africa is leapfrogging centralized coal-fired power for electricity generation, but what progress is being made in the uptake of electric vehicles? Green shoots are appearing. I have written previously about buses and boda bodas, but what other vehicles are being […]

March 7, 2023

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating—called HOS-PFM—that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. “The advance opens up a new approach to developing EV batteries that are more […]

October 4, 2022

FreeWire Technologies announced the launch of a program to make available battery-integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and solutions for Chevron’s branded stations. This will include both Chevron’s company-owned stations as well as its independently owned retailer and marketer stations. […]

September 7, 2022

Seventeen states with vehicle emission standards tied to rules established in California face weighty decisions on whether to follow that state’s strictest-in-the nation new rules that require all new cars, pickups, and SUVs to be electric or hydrogen powered by […]

July 25, 2022

Climate change has captured the world’s attention for decades. We’ve seen countless intergovernmental summits, worldwide protests, and documentaries on global warming over the years. Although momentum has been building across the public and private sectors, leaders are preparing for a […]

April 21, 2022

When the White House signed an executive order to get to 50% electric vehicle (EV) sales share by 2030 while relying on American manufacturing, there were some serious concerns about whether the U.S. could make that many EVs, and then […]

April 7, 2022

The benefits of renewable energy continue to grow, with wind generation supplying 9.2% of generation in the U.S. and up to 22.6% in other western countries like Germany. Solar is at 2.8% in the U.S. (for utility-scale installations) and near […]

December 1, 2021

November saw France, Europe’s second largest auto market, hit a record 23.5% plugin electric vehicle share, up from 14.8% share a year ago. Legacy diesels and plugless hybrids continued to stagnate below 20% share, with petrol taking a breath at […]