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With Toyota's undisclosed investment in the charging network, that brings the total number of automakers invested in the network to eight.
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Electrify America opens fast-chargers in Moab for electric off-roadingThe chargers, announced last May among 20 new fast-charging sites in Utah, can accommodate electric trucks and trailer-towing.
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Electrify America won't allow EVs a full charge at busy stationsThe change is an attempt to cut long wait times at some especially busy EV charging stations.
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Report: Fat public EV charging cables are a magnet for thievesCommercial charging cables contain large amounts of copper, prices for which are now at record highs.
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Porsche app gives EV drivers access to 75% of compatible US chargersPlug-in hybrids are supported, too, with many of the locations offering Level 2 destination chargers.
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Tesla Supercharging is losing edge vs. other public EV chargingThe Tesla Supercharger network hasn't necessarily gotten worse in satisfaction, but other networks are improving, a study found.
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While the federal government designates the funding, states take the lead in determining how and when it is used.
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GM might cool EV charge ports like microchipsPCM cooling has been used in heat sinks in the computing world for years, and has becoming increasingly common in outdoor gear.
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Tesla pause sparks EV charging rivals in $5B federal buildoutIn the wake of Tesla's Supercharger pause, networks are planning more charging stations and seeking to hire jilted Tesla employees.
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Gravity's urban fast-charging "trees" could rival Tesla SuperchargingA new design for EV charging stations from the company seeks to keep the cables out of the way.
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Study: EV interest waning amid concerns over cost, chargingThe lack of affordable EVs is causing consideration to drop among Gen Z and Gen Y buyers.
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Megawatt charging for electric big rigs is starting to arriveMegawatt charging potentially closes the refueling gap between fuel-cell and battery-powered trucks.
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CEO Elon Musk earlier this month fired nearly the entire Tesla Supercharger team, not long after calling them the key to Tesla's future.
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BP seeks stranded Tesla Supercharger sites in $1B EV charging buildoutBP reportedly plans to spend $1 billion by 2030, half of that amount within the next two or three years, to install over 3,000 chargers in the U.S.
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Here's how California seeks to cut the cost of home EV chargingCalifornia is considering a fixed charge on electricity bills from its largest utilities in exchange for a reduction in EV charging cost.
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Survey: Local governments see EV charging as costly, lower-priorityAn urban/rural divide? Nearly a third of city officials in Michigan call EV charging planning "very relevant" while just 10% of township officials did.
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EV charger reliability gains will take more than a Tesla connectorThe vast majority of fast-charging issues with CCS are related to interoperability—including payment across networks—and changing the plug type doesn't change that, as a seasoned charging executive recently underscored.
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Electrify America EV charging network set to grow by 25% in 2024The same week Tesla cut its Supercharger team, VW's Electrify America confirmed it's on an expansion streak.
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A little more resiliency built into public EV charger controls could boost the reliability at entire stations in a couple of common situations.
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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?Electric trucks from Chevy, Ford, and Tesla can power-share to back up the home in brownouts or natural disasters—but which is best, and why?
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US EV fast-charger growth is accelerating, filling in the flyoversWith a recent growth spurt of installations, there is now one DC fast charger for every 15 U.S. gas stations.
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Study: EV efficiency gains could cut grid demand, save billionsEVs might use 65% of U.S. grid demand by 2050, but gains due to improvements in the efficiency of EVs would pay off big for all Americans, a new study suggests.
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Voltpost rolls out curbside US EV chargers: Here's how they lookLamppost chargers from Voltpost can be added by cities at a fraction of the cost of new chargers, and they're coming soon to several U.S. big cities.
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Why nighttime EV charging is incentivized while daytime is cleanerSimply put, as the grid becomes more reliant on renewable solar energy, it better aligns supply and demand.
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