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America’s 2024 Fiat 500e Has A 149-Mile Range – Almost Twice As Long As Before

Fiat’s 500e has finally landed in America, three years after first appearing in European showrooms and five years after its predecessor was last seen in the U.S. The tiny two-door goes on sale in early 2024 and will cost $34,095…

U.S. to Invest $325 million Into EV Charger Reliability And Lowering Costs

The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy have announced $325 million in new investments going toward improving electric vehicle (EV) charger reliability and cutting costs in the industry. In a press release shared on Friday, the White House announced three…

ChargePoint Becomes One of the First EV Charging Providers to Receive FedRAMP Approval

ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT), a leading provider of networked solutions for charging electric vehicles (EVs), today announced it is has become one of the first providers of EV charging solutions to receive Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) approval from…

Ford Cuts F-150 Lightning Production as EV Demand Softens

Ford Motor (F.N), opens new tab said on Friday it would reduce production of its F-150 Lightning pickup truck, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has been lower than expected. The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it would cut production…

US DoE Announces $131 mn for R&D in EV Battery, Charging Systems

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has announced more than $131 million for projects to advance research and development (R&D) in EV batteries and charging systems, also funding a consortium to address critical priorities for the next phase of widescale…

Bosch Tests Automated EV Charging

Bosch, along with the Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad, has begun testing automated valet charging for EVs, according to a press release. This solution, which is based on Bosch’s automated valet parking system, guides electric vehicles driverlessly to an unoccupied parking space…

Canoo Delivered Electric Vehicles to Kingbee

Canoo Inc., a leading high-tech advanced mobility company, today announced Kingbee, a national work-ready van provider, will begin using Canoo LDV 130 vehicles in its fleet. Canoo delivered vehicles to Kingbee consistent with its schedule as part of a phased…

Mazda Adopts Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS)

Japanese carmaker Mazda has announced that it will be adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard for its upcoming battery electric vehicles. Mazda’s EVs that would be equipped with Tesla’s NACS standard are expected to be launched in North America from…

Mississippi Lawmakers to Weigh Incentives for an EV Battery Plant That Could Employ 2,000

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is asking legislators for $350 million in incentives for a proposed factory that would manufacture electric vehicles batteries and employ about 2,000 people in Marshall County. The Republican governor on Tuesday declined to name the company…

Tesla Gets a $94 Billion Reality Check as EV Winter Sets in

Tesla Inc. had a blockbuster 2023, as its shares more than doubled in 12 months. But 2024 is starting on a different note, with Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker off to its worst start to any year — ever. The…