DETROIT >> Elon Musk’s abrupt decision to lay off employees who ran Tesla’s electric vehicle charging business blindsided automakers gearing up to equip new EVs for customers to use the Tesla Supercharger network, industry officials and analysts said on Tuesday.
EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations. While charge rates are important, reliability and simply being able to get a charge, ultimately, are perhaps more important points that some charging networks seem to have glossed over in the process. According to a 2023
If you are just about to purchase a new electric vehicle charging station, you might be interested to know that you can build your very own EV charger using a little Arduino hardware. A step-by-step tutorial video has been created by Pedro Neves taking you through the process of constructing a functional and safe EV […]
Cars available from Ray Chapman Motors York, on Whiterose Close, now have access to a network of thousands of different charging points across the UK and beyond, following a partnership between Volvo Cars and Digital Charging Solutions, one of Europe’s largest electromobility providers. York’s Volvo drivers will find a host of new and convenient features designed to make accessing and paying for public charging simpler – all accessible through the Volvo Cars app. The new service makes struggling...
Cars available from John Clark Volvo Edinburgh, on Lonehead Drive, now have access to a network of thousands of different charging points across the UK and beyond, following a partnership between Volvo Cars and Digital Charging Solutions, one of Europe’s largest electromobility providers. Edinburgh’s Volvo drivers will find a host of new and convenient features designed to make accessing and paying for public charging simpler – all accessible through the Volvo Cars app. The new service makes...
Cars available from Stoneacre Sheffield, on Penistone Road, now have access to a network of thousands of different charging points across the UK and beyond, following a partnership between Volvo Cars and Digital Charging Solutions, one of Europe’s largest electromobility providers. Sheffield’s Volvo drivers will find a host of new and convenient features designed to make accessing and paying for public charging simpler – all accessible through the Volvo Cars app. The new service makes struggling...
(The Center Square) – Washington state aims to have fast charging electric vehicle ports every 50 miles across the entire span of its 2,633 mile road system, and 3 million total in both public and private charging ports. However, these efforts to electrify the state's transportation sector could be undermined by copper wire thefts that have already hit newly-installed charging stations in various locations, leaving the chargers unusable and costing taxpayers. It’s...
Private enterprise should be responsible for building vehicle fueling infrastructure.
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Polestar has announced that prototype cells fitted to a version of its upcoming Polestar 5 flagship EV have been able to do a 10-80% charge in just 10 minutes. Polestar said last year that it would place the tech in a prototype Polestar 5 gaining 100 miles in 5 minutes—this project—by 2024, and it appears to have exceeded the original
The latest report by SeeNext, a business intelligence and news provider, highlights that Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia, three major economies in Southeastern Europe, have significant progress to make in deploying the necessary charging infrastructure for widespread adoption of electric vehicles. The European Commission has estimated that up to 6.8 mln public charging points will be […]
Ford offers a similar V2H charging kit for the electric F-150 Lightning, and in December, Volkswagen announced it was launching a V2H pilot program with its partner HagerEnergy in Sweden.