SAE International’s Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Task Force is urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act to support the commercialization of wireless charging operating in the frequency band of 79 kHz to 90 kHz. The SAE task force consists of more than 150 international experts representing automakers, suppliers, users, national laboratories and… Continue reading SAE WPT Task Force urges FCC to support wireless charging standard
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Montgomery County, Maryland deploys microgrid to support electric bus charging
AlphaStruxure, a provider of Energy as a Service (EaaS) solutions, has won a contract to deploy an integrated microgrid and electric bus charging infrastructure project for Montgomery County, Maryland. The project will enable transit operator Ride On Montgomery County to convert at least 44 buses from diesel to electric power. AlphaStruxure, a joint venture of… Continue reading Montgomery County, Maryland deploys microgrid to support electric bus charging
AMPLY Power to manage charging of electric school buses in Palermo, California
AMPLY Power offers managed charging services to operators of EV fleets. Its newest customer is the Palermo Union Elementary School District in Northern California. AMPLY helped to secure funding from the Butte County Air Quality Management District, and local utility PG&E provided charger rebates and “make ready” EVSE incentives, eliminating the need for any upfront… Continue reading AMPLY Power to manage charging of electric school buses in Palermo, California
Aggreko supplies battery storage system for Argonne’s EV fast-charging facility
Aggreko, a provider of mobile and modular energy solutions, has delivered a smart battery storage system to Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne will incorporate the new system into a fast charging facility at its Smart Energy Plaza near Chicago. Aggreko and ANL will use this net-zero battery storage system to demonstrate how smart management of stored… Continue reading Aggreko supplies battery storage system for Argonne’s EV fast-charging facility
DC fast charger for electric boats deployed in Norwegian harbor
Norway is the world’s EV capital, and it’s not just land vehicles that are going electric. A couple of electric utilities and an electric boat manufacturer have teamed up to install a fast charger for boats at the harbor of Floro on the country’s rugged west coast. The new charger uses a high-performance cable and… Continue reading DC fast charger for electric boats deployed in Norwegian harbor
ROCSYS raises an additional $6.3 million for its robotic EV charging solutions
How will self-driving EVs charge themselves without human intervention? The Dutch firm ROCSYS believes its robotic charging system is the answer. The company recently raised $6.3 million from exisiting investors Forward.One and Superangel in a new funding round. ROCSYS will use the new funding to scale up its activities throughout Europe and to launch a… Continue reading ROCSYS raises an additional $6.3 million for its robotic EV charging solutions
Costa Coffee to install DC fast chargers at up to 200 drive-through sites in the UK
The Costa Coffee chain has partnered with charging network InstaVolt to install DC fast chargers at up to 200 of its drive-through sites across the UK. The stations will offer power levels of up to 120 kW. Drivers will pay for charging on a pay-as-you-go basis. Costa Coffee, which has over 9,000 coffee bars in… Continue reading Costa Coffee to install DC fast chargers at up to 200 drive-through sites in the UK
Tesla and Fastned to build massive co-branded charging station in Oxford, UK
Netherlands-based charging network Fastned is teaming up with Tesla to build a huge dual-branded charging station in Oxford. Fastned has deployed some 137 fast charging stations in several European countries. Early on, the network tried to appeal to Tesla drivers by adding Tesla CHAdeMO adapters to its stations. Now that Tesla uses the CCS standard… Continue reading Tesla and Fastned to build massive co-branded charging station in Oxford, UK
Ola Hypercharger Network to offer 100,000 charging points for two-wheel EVs across India
Ola Electric runs a major ride-hailing platform that operates on 3 continents, and it will soon be manufacturing 2-wheeled EVs at its Futurefactory in Tamil Nadu, India. Now the company has revealed plans to provide charging for its upcoming Ola Scooter and other vehicles through the new Ola Hypercharger Network. Ola says its Hypercharger Network… Continue reading Ola Hypercharger Network to offer 100,000 charging points for two-wheel EVs across India
Polish startup Ekoen to open 100 full-service charging hubs
Polish startup Ekoen plans to build 100 EV charging hubs in Poland. Each of the hubs will be “a space to fully rechange both the vehicle as well as the driver,” featuring open-access fast charging, an EV driver lounge open 24/7, and a café serving local food. “The e-mobility market is entering a new stage,”… Continue reading Polish startup Ekoen to open 100 full-service charging hubs