Alabama Graphite Plant Will Supply For Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturer
A company building a $202 million graphite processing plant in Coosa County has announced a deal to supply the material for an electric vehicle battery maker. Westwater Resources has announced a joint development agreement with SK On, a South Korean…
Sweden’s First EV-Charging Road Will Power Electric Vehicles As They Drive
The “E-20” highway stretch in Sweden will soon become the nation’s first functioning charging road to juice the batteries of heavy vehicles carrying freight around the nation. E-20, (the E actually stands for Europe, rather than electric) runs between Hallsberg…
Siemens Opens Assembly Plant To Produce EV Chargers
CARROLLTON, TX—Siemens has opened a new assembly plant here to produce chargers for electric vehicles. The company’s second EV charger manufacturing hub in the U.S., the factory will help the company meet its goal of producing 1 million EV chargers…
Delta-Q Reaches Full-Scale Production Of Electric Vehicle Charger With DC-DC Converter
Delta-Q announced it has achieved full-scale production of a mid-power electric vehicle charger, the XV3300. The battery charger is designed for implementation by EV original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of electric vehicles and is available for both off-board and on-board applications. …
New To Electrification? Try A Plug-In Hybrid First
Let’s be honest: electric vehicles can get a bad rap. Maybe it’s range anxiety. Or the scarcity — and uncertainty — of public charging stations. Both are valid reasons why some Americans are dubious of electric vehicles. More industry watchers…
Why Is It So Hard To Charge Electric Vehicles On The Road?
A loud pop echoed through the Walmart parking lot, an alarming sign that something was wrong. Cass Tippit had plugged his 2017 Chevrolet Bolt into an Electrify America public charging station in Chipley, Florida, and after about 15 minutes, he…
7-Eleven Aims For One Of Largest Retailer EV Charging Networks In North America
7-Eleven, Inc. announced its new proprietary electric vehicle (EV) charging network on Friday at select stores across the U.S. and Canada, as well as a related app. The convenience retailer said it intends to build one of the largest and…
Can Revel Get New York City’s Dismal EV Charging System Out Of Neutral?
There are approximately 2 million cars registered to New York City households, a number that doesn’t even include taxis, buses, motorcycles, commuters, or vehicles from outside of the five boroughs. Every day, those drivers navigate traffic, potholes, a short supply…
Foreign Steel Approved For The Production Of American EV Charging Stations
Metal fabricators supplying components for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will have fairly broad leeway to use steel from foreign suppliers. That is the decision made by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in announcing “Buy America” exclusions for EV chargers…
U.S. Gasoline Demand Is Past Its Peak. EVs Are Only One of the Reasons.
Gasoline sales appear to have peaked for good in the United States. Even as the pandemic fades and more Americans travel, changes to society and growing sales of electric and hybrid cars mean people are fueling up less often. Gasoline…
