German EV Charging Company Plans $14.4M North American HQ in Corktown
Yet another electric vehicle charging company is targeting Southeast Michigan for operations. German EV charging company EcoG GMBH plans to invest $14.4 million and create a North American headquarters in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, adjacent to Ford Motor Co.’s roughly $800…
CALIFORNIA INVESTING IN EV CHARGING RELIABILITY STATEWIDE WITH $63 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING
In a boost for electric vehicle reliability, the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Caltrans more than $63 million in federal funds to fix and install more than 1,000 chargers at 300 sites statewide. The $63.7 million from the federal…
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…
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…
PGGM Infrastructure Fund Joins EV Charging Firm Electra as Largest Shareholder
An open-ended fund managed by the infrastructure arm of Dutch pension fund asset manager PGGM has become the largest shareholder in Electra, an operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Europe. The PGGM Infrastructure Fund, which targets investments in OECD countries,…
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…
Maryland Receives $15M Grant to Install 58 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Statewide
The Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) and partners were joined by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA), to celebrate the announcement of a $15 million grant to the Maryland Clean Energy Center to fund 58 electric vehicle…
Biden Launches $623 Million Grant Program for Electric Vehicle Charging
The Biden administration and U.S. Department of Transportation announced a new investment in the country’s push for greater electric vehicle adoption and usage, pledging $623 million in EV charging station grants intended to build out community charging networks around the…
Starbucks Partners with Volvo to Boost EV Charging Stations from Denver to Seattle
Starbucks customers traveling cross country from Denver to Seattle are now being offered an extra jolt — for electric vehicles. Initiated in August of 2022, the coffee retailer has installed multiple electric vehicle charging stations at its locations along the…
