Edmonton’s Fleet of Electric Buses Failing Amid Manufacturer’s Bankruptcy Broceedings
In the summer of 2020, Don Iveson, then Edmonton’s mayor, announced that electric buses were being deployed by the city’s transit service. During a news conference at the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage, Iveson said the new buses were quiet, “super-efficient”…
LG Electronics Intros EV Charging Stations
LG Electronics will enter the U.S. electric vehicle charger market in 2024 with the introduction of its first line of AC and DC EV charging stations, according to a press release. LG’s initial product line for the U.S. market will…
Ford to Scale Back Plans for $3.5 billion Michigan Battery Plant as EV Demand
Ford Motor is scaling back plans for a $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan as consumers shift to electric vehicles more slowly than expected, labor costs rise and the company moves to cut costs.Ford executives including CEO Jim Farley and…
Toyota’s US$8 Billion EV Push to Ignite Electrification and Job Growth
Japanese automotive giant Toyota has recently unveiled its latest investment plan, totaling almost US$8 billion, to expand its new manufacturing plant Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC). This move will create approximately 3,000 new jobs, increasing the total investment in…
Austin Charges Ahead in Texas’ Electric Vehicle Race
More than 2.1% of registered vehicles in Travis County are now battery-powered cars and trucks, registration data obtained through the Texas Public Information Act shows. The number doesn’t include hybrids. Travis County’s EV adoption rate is the highest of the…
U.S. To Expand Domestic Battery Processing Facilities With $3.5 Billion Investment
The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have collectively infused billions of dollars into the electric vehicle industry in the United States.The IRA has enabled consumer incentives such as the $7,500 tax credit, while provisions in both policies…
EV Charging Company ChargePoint Plunges as Sales sag, Executives Replaced
ChargePoint Holdings Inc. shares plummeted in early trading after the company posted disappointing quarterly revenue and swapped out two of its top executives.The electric-vehicle charging company said revenue slumped to between $108 million and $113 million for the quarter that…
Circle K/Couche-Tard tap Nayax for Cashless Payments at EV Charging Stations
Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement payments and loyalty platform designed to help merchants scale their business and specializing in cashless payments solutions and unattended payment terminals, has teamed with Nuvei Corp. a Canadian fintech company, to enable Circle K…
Miller EV Solutions and CBRE Announce the Electric Vehicle Innovation Design Center Grand Opening
Miller EV Solutions, a pioneering leader in the electrical contracting industry, in partnership with CBRE, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Electric Vehicle Innovation Design Center (EVIDC). This groundbreaking initiative embodies Miller EV Solution’s unwavering commitment to advancing…
Toyota Agrees to Use Recycled Materials for Future EVs
Toyota Motor Corp. TM, it reached an agreement with private battery recycling company Redwood Materials Inc. to expand a previous recycling agreement to re-use materials from the car maker’s hybrid and battery electric vehicles. Terms of the deal were not…
