Ford, Tesla ‘Blindside’ Industry With Charging Deal
On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, Ford CEO Jim Farley announced he would be joining Tesla CEO Elon Musk for a Twitter Spaces discussion, where the two would talk about “accelerating EV adoption,” and make an announcement. That announcement turned…
Tesla Jolts EV Charging Industry
Tesla’s proprietary charging network helped power its rise as the dominant US electric-car maker. Now it is opening that network to rival marques — a decision that will shake up a nascent roadside charging industry. The Supercharger network’s thousands of…
U.S. And Canada To Develop Electric Vehicle Charging Corridor
Transportation officials from the United States and Canada have announced plans to develop the first-ever U.S.-Canada EV Corridor, which would place fast DC chargers at 50-mile intervals along routes from Michigan into Quebec, Canada. The heavily traveled 870-mile corridor “will shape international commerce…
Smart Charge Hawaiʻi Launches In Effort To Help EV Drivers Optimize Charging
Hawaiian Electric is partnering with global electric vehicle software provider ev.energy to offer customers a smart charging mobile app that will enable EV drivers to optimize their charging sessions while helping inform Hawaiian Electric’s development of future charging programs and…
EV Charging Lessons For South America
The United States has all of the necessary factors for EV charging growth, and the result has been rapid deployment. The legislation passed by the Biden administration, the commitment by U.S. auto manufacturers to transition to electric vehicles, and the…
Feds Tackle EV Charger Reliability In US Infrastructure Buildout
There’s a lot riding on the success and effectiveness of the $7.5 billion nationwide network of EV chargers that’s taking form based on the last week’s updates from the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. Tesla has its comprehensive Supercharger network for its…
ChargeX Consortium Aims To Improve US Public EV Charging
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced the new National Charging Experience Consortium (ChargeX Consortium) which aims to improve public EV charging in the United States in the next two years to such a degree that “public charging stations…
Electrify America Teams With Utility On Utah EV Charging Stations
Electrify America has teamed with Rocky Mountain Power, a utility serving Utah, Wyoming and Idaho and a division of PacificCorp, to install 20 EV charging stations in Utah through its Electrify Commercial business unit, according to a press release. The…
EV Corridor Stretching From Kalamazoo To Quebec City, Featuring Charging Stations Every 50 Miles
DETROIT (WWJ) – With a goal of seeing half of all vehicle sales in the U.S. being electric vehicles by the end of this decade, officials are searching for ways to support EV drivers. That’s why U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete…
13,000 EV Charging Stations To Be Deployed To US Hotels
Electric vehicle (EV) charging vendor LNG Electric will place Level 2 and direct current fast charging (DCFC) EV charging stations at more than 13,000 hotels and 40 multi-family communities in the U.S. LNG Electric claims the planned installations will make…
