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A program in Kansas City is installing them throughout the city, where they offer Level 2 charging at $0.22 per kwh.
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Hyundai claims Ioniq 5 EV will dominate Tesla Model Y in miles of range added at fast-charging stops
Hyundai has chosen to emphasize a high average charging rate over a high peak rate, which it says will result in shorter charging stops.
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Home solar and electric cars are converging, and it's about time
An alliance between SunPower and Wallbox is one of several deals suggesting there's a big future for EVs and home solar functioning together.
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Musk: Supercharger network will charge extra for slow-charging non-Tesla EVs
Tesla may apply some new pricing strategies when it opens up the Supercharger network to other EVs later this year, CEO Elon Musk suggested.
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Wireless EV charging via highway pavement to be tested in Indiana
It won't be the first in-road wireless charging experiment, but the state of Indiana hopes it's one that leads to a zero-emission future.
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Which EV model has the fast-charging connector compatible with more US stations?
Hint: It's not Tesla. But Tesla vehicles can take advantage of this fast-charging standard offered at more locations than the others.
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Which automaker's EVs will be compatible with the Tesla Supercharger network? Must hinted that it's coming later this year.
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EVs could be charged when towed: Ford patent suggests some creative uses
Charging electric vehicles while towing them is the basis for a patent filing that sounds like brainstorming from an EV-club pub night.
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Electrify America plans to double charging network by 2025, expand to upper Midwest
Volkswagen will boost spending on the fast-charging network to allow more road-trip route options.
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As EV charging networks grow, Nio plans to keep boosting battery swapping
Expansion plans show that China's Nio doesn't see battery swapping as a limited experiment. It could prove a key tech for urban EV adoption.
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Report: VW is shopping Electrify America to other companies, in bid to scale up
The charging network could scale up with other partners involved—and be seen as something more than a VW atonement vehicle.
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Outside Tesla Supercharging, roaming agreements connect an EV charging-network patchwork
It's getting better. Although the maze of which networks accept which other members still shows the strength of the Tesla Supercharger network.
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Software and modeling from Electriphi will help understand when, where, and how rapidly big fleets of EVs should charge.
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Owner suing Tesla over Supercharger fees: Is idle time part of free charging?
An owner who was promised free charging thinks that idle fees for parking after the charge should be free too.
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Renewable energy plan incentivizes GM EV owners: Free home charging after midnight
A program with Shell-owned MP2 Energy LLC allows Chevy Bolt EV drivers fixed-rate renewable energy—plus free late-night charging.
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California heat waves prompt alerts about EV charging habits, energy conservation
The state is attempting to be preemptive as multiple heat waves hit the West Coast; are their concerns about EV charging valid?
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Charging ecosystem for Mercedes EQS: Plug & Charge support, offsets for renewable energy
Mercedes-Benz is making sure green energy is built into the charging experience, as part of an app and ecosystem first detailed Thursday.
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Audi E-Tron GT connects to Electrify America for home chargers, 3 years of fast-charging
Audi looks to corporate cousin for charging support, and switches to a premium home-charging installation partner.
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More than 73,000 charging stations have been installed to date in the state, with 123,000 more planned by 2025. That falls short of a 250,000-installation goal.
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CHAdeMO fast-charging standard shunned by France: Are emerging markets its future?
The CHAdeMO standard has suggested it might seek to be a legacy standard for emerging markets—perhaps attractive for its bi-directional charging potential.
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Electrify America taps into connected home charging
A new wallbox brings the charging network's ecosystem to home charging, where EV owners typically charge 80% or more of the time
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Could urban charging deserts hinder ride-hailing EV adoption—and cleaner air?
More urban fast-charging is needed in low-income urban areas to support Uber and Lyft as they go electric.
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ChargeUp mobile app brings fast-charging to you for $25 a month
SparkCharge's "charging as a service" solution brings the EV charger to drivers when and where they need it.
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EV fast-chargers and Slurpee machines: Two things many US 7-Eleven stores will soon have
7-Eleven plans to install 500 DC fast-charging stations at 250 United States and Canada locations by the end of 2022.
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