Revel’s bright blue electric scooters, and now its bright blue Tesla taxis, have become high-visibility features of the New York City streetscape (the rideshare provider also operates in Washington DC, Miami and San Francisco). Now Revel has selected software vendor Ampcontrol and network infrastructure provider EvGateway to supply a software solution to optimize charging at… Continue reading EvGateway and Ampcontrol to provide Revel with smart charging software
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Kansas City pilot project installs streetlight-mounted chargers
Chargers mounted on streetlight or power poles could be a viable way to provide charging for urban dwellers who lack assigned parking spaces. Many cities have replaced their old-fashioned incandescent streetlights with LED lights, which use far less energy. This means that many circuits serving lampposts have extra energy capacity, which could be used to… Continue reading Kansas City pilot project installs streetlight-mounted chargers
V2G and V2B: What’s currently operational and what’s still years away
Buses, especially school buses, represent a perfect use case for bidirectional charging. When the buses sit idle, they can earn money by providing demand response (DR) services for the local utility. This is one of the services that fleet charging specialist AMPLY Power provides, and as CEO Vic Shao told Charged in a recent interview,… Continue reading V2G and V2B: What’s currently operational and what’s still years away
Electric utility EDF launches V2G offering for Nissan fleet customers in the UK
Electric utility EDF, in partnership with Nissan, has launched a new commercial charging service using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in the UK. The V2G technology developed by DREEV, a joint venture between EDF and V2G technology specialist Nuvve, allows bidirectional energy flow in order to recharge an EV’s battery at times of low energy demand and… Continue reading Electric utility EDF launches V2G offering for Nissan fleet customers in the UK
Skycharger/JuiceBar partnership aims to drive customers to charging hosts’ businesses
Charging solution provider Skycharger has announced a new partnership with EVSE manufacturer JuiceBar. JuiceBar’s chargers offer site hosts options for brand customization. Skycharger’s EVent Marketing software program is designed to drive customer traffic to site hosts’ businesses. Together the companies plan to offer a complete, one-stop solution for site hosts, including financial services, hardware, software,… Continue reading Skycharger/JuiceBar partnership aims to drive customers to charging hosts’ businesses
ORNL’s open-source modeling tool helps planners select best sites for highway charging stations
When deploying public charging stations, selecting the best sites is critical. Hundreds of chargers around the country sit unused—we’ve all driven by them—and most of these were installed years ago, before planners understood the importance of proper siting. Now researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a nationwide modeling tool to help infrastructure planners… Continue reading ORNL’s open-source modeling tool helps planners select best sites for highway charging stations
“A sad state of affairs”: VW Group CEO Herbert Diess calls out shortcomings of IONITY charging network
Taking a road trip in an EV is no longer a novelty, but it’s still an instructive (and hopefully, fun) thing to do, and the EV road trip story remains an online literary staple. It’s especially interesting when an exec at an automaker takes a trip in one of their company’s new EV models—and even… Continue reading “A sad state of affairs”: VW Group CEO Herbert Diess calls out shortcomings of IONITY charging network
ChargePoint to acquire European EV technology provider has·to·be for €250 Million
ChargePoint (Nasdaq: CHPT) offers EV drivers access to hundreds of thousands of charging sites in North America and Europe, but the company is more than just a network operator—it’s involved in just about every link in the EVSE value chain. The next addition to ChargePoint’s empire will be the European e-mobility provider has·to·be, which ChargePoint… Continue reading ChargePoint to acquire European EV technology provider has·to·be for €250 Million
ZEV provides UK-made charging cables to reduce carbon footprint of UK EVs
The British firm Zero Emission Vehicles Ltd (ZEV) supplies charging cables to automakers—in 2020 the company provided over 35,000 individual lead sets to OEMs, to be included with their production EVs and PHEVs. Now ZEV has released a new range of British-made EV charging cables. The new cables are designed to be flexible and easy… Continue reading ZEV provides UK-made charging cables to reduce carbon footprint of UK EVs
ABB delivers chargers for Gridserve Electric Highway charging network
UK charging provider Gridserve is expanding and upgrading its network of public charging stations. The company says its Electric Highway will include coverage for 85 percent of the UK’s motorway network, plus towns and cities across the country. Gridserve will install ABB’s Ultrafast DC and Fast DC chargers at many of its sites. ABB’s Ultrafast… Continue reading ABB delivers chargers for Gridserve Electric Highway charging network