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Ev Charging Infrastructure Strength In Each U.S. State Analyzed In New Study 

Public charging is a common concern for new electric vehicle (EV) buyers and current owners alike, and local charging infrastructure can depend heavily on where a person lives. In a recent study, one organization looked at each U.S. state to…

UK’s Largest Public EV Charging Hub Comes Online In Birmingham 

BP pulse, The EV Network (EVN), and NEC Group, announced the launch of the United Kingdom’s largest public electric vehicle charging hub on the NEC Campus in the West Midlands.  The site, called Gigahub, has 16 ultra-fast chargers (14 dual-head and two…

Honda Will Use Tesla’s Ev Charging Standard In North America 

Honda announced today that it’s switching to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for upcoming EVs sold on the continent. Honda models that go on sale in 2025 and later will use NACS instead of the Combined Charging System (CCS). The automaker says it’s developing…

Hilton Adding 20,000 EV Charging Stations To 2,000 North American Hotels 

Hilton and Tesla have entered into a deal to add up to 20,000 Tesla Universal Wall Connectors to 2,000 U.S., Canada, and Mexico properties, with a minimum of 6 per hotel. These charging stations will work with other electric vehicles…

Wawa Reaches 150 Stores Offering Ev Charging 

Convenience store chain Wawa marked two milestones in its electric vehicle journey by announcing Aug. 31 that it had reached its 150th store to offer electric vehicle charging and the launch its first battery-electric truck in partnership with Penske Logistics.  …

Seven Major Automakers To Partner On New 30,000-Unit EV Charging Network 

Access to reliable fast charging stations is one of the biggest hurdles the U.S. faces while trying to boost adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Tesla’s nationwide network of Superchargers is hands-down the best in the country—if not the world. But…

Mercedes-Benz’s First EV Charging Hubs Will Open This Fall 

Mercedes-Benz announced its first electric vehicle DC fast charging hubs will launch in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the first station locations coming to Atlanta, Georgia; Chengdu, China; and Mannheim, Germany. The so-called “Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging Network” will have 2,000 chargers…

Wallbox And Kia America Join Forces On Bidirectional EV Charging 

Quasar 2 is a next-generation 11.5kW bidirectional charger that will enable EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home, vehicle-to-home (“V2H”) or send energy back to the grid, vehicle-to-grid (“V2G”). A Kia EV9 can hold…

Boyd Introduces Liquid Cooling Technology for EV Fast Charging Stations  

Boyd is introducing innovative liquid cooling technology designed for electric vehicle (EV) fast charge stations.    Boyd engineers, in partnership with E-valucon, designed a liquid-to-air cooling system for DC Fast Charging (DCFC) cables and connectors that accelerate safe and sustainable charging.  Green coolants…

Tesla Supercharger Network Tops J.D. Power EV Public Charging Study 

The Tesla Supercharger Network is one of the electric vehicle maker’s most notable accomplishments. And now that it is being opened to non-Tesla electric vehicles, the rapid charging system seems poised to become one of the key drivers of mainstream…