Yes, charging large numbers of electric trucks requires lots of power—as the anti-EV community often reminds us, an electrified truck depot might use as much power as a sports stadium. (And? As Charged’s home city of St Petersburg continues its decade-long fight over the building of a new stadium, I have yet to hear any… Continue reading Microgrids enable cost and price flexibility for charging electric trucks
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Multi-story parking garage with charging spots for 2,000 EVs opens in British Columbia
Concord Pacific Development has unveiled what it calls the world’s largest EV charging parkade in Burnaby, British Columbia, which provides capacity to charge nearly 2,000 vehicles simultaneously. “Parkade” is a Canadianism for a multi-story parking garage. The unveiling came on the heels of the opening of the company’s Central London EV parkade at Marylebone Square.… Continue reading Multi-story parking garage with charging spots for 2,000 EVs opens in British Columbia
PHYTEC and PIONIX release EVCS-Cube development kit for EV charger manufacturers
Germany-based PHYTEC, which produces embedded components for industrial electronics, and EV software charging firm PIONIX have introduced the EVCS-Cube, a development kit for EV charging systems. EVCS-Cube combines PHYTEC’s phyVERSO-EVCS charger controller and PIONIX’s BaseCamp operating system, which is based on the open-source firmware stack EVerest. The ready-to-use development kit is designed for EV charging… Continue reading PHYTEC and PIONIX release EVCS-Cube development kit for EV charger manufacturers
Washington state condo tower makes ready to install 312 EV charging stations
Bellevue Towers, a residential condominium community in Bellevue, Washington, has completed the infrastructure to enable the installation of 312 additional EV chargers, addressing a significant demand from its residents. The property has a significant waitlist of residents who wish to install individual chargers. “EV [charging] is quickly becoming a high-demand amenity,” says Ed Anderson, President… Continue reading Washington state condo tower makes ready to install 312 EV charging stations
viveEV unveils new 600 kW and 180 kW DC Fast Chargers
EV charging station manufacturer viveEV has launched two newly designed and reengineered DC fast chargers. The 600 kW DC Fast Charger and 180 kW DC Fast Charger. are designed for property owners, fleet operators and EV charging providers. viveEV’s 600 kW DC Fast Charger can deliver up to 600 kW per dispenser, and offers dynamic… Continue reading viveEV unveils new 600 kW and 180 kW DC Fast Chargers
Ride-hailing platform Alto buys L-Charge gas-powered off-grid charging trailers
US ride-hailing platform Alto has deployed off-grid chargers from L-Charge, which it will use to expand its EV fleet in Dallas and Los Angeles without upfront hardware costs or dependence on utility infrastructure. L-Charge’s charging trailers enable customers to use methane gas or hydrogen for off-grid EV charging. They are prepared for immediate deployment to… Continue reading Ride-hailing platform Alto buys L-Charge gas-powered off-grid charging trailers
Beam Global’s EV ARC system earns CE Mark compliance
Beam Global makes a variety of innovative EV charging products. Now the company has announced that its EV ARC, BeamBike, BeamWell and BeamPatrol products have fulfilled the requirements to receive the CE mark (Conformité Européenne), a symbol indicating that a product meets EU health, safety and environmental protection requirements, allowing it to be freely traded… Continue reading Beam Global’s EV ARC system earns CE Mark compliance
Circontrol launches new EV infrastructure service portfolio
EV charging manufacturer Circontrol has introduced a new service portfolio for the support and maintenance of its customers’ charging infrastructure, designed to maximize uptime and simplify charging operations. Since 2008, 165,000 Circontrol chargers have been installed in more than 60 countries. The portfolio features three service packs, a network of experts that combines internal resources… Continue reading Circontrol launches new EV infrastructure service portfolio
DOE-funded Charging Smart program expands across US
Charging Smart, a program funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) that offers free technical assistance to help local governments accelerate the growth of EV deployment and charging infrastructure, is now available in all 50 states. Under the program, a local government can earn a Bronze, Silver or Gold designation in recognition of its… Continue reading DOE-funded Charging Smart program expands across US
Eaton demonstrates vehicle-to-home charging capabilities at CES
Intelligent power management company Eaton demonstrated its AbleEdge home energy management system at the recent CES trade show. The company is also demonstrating its V2H capabilities at its Pittsburgh Experience Center. AbleEdge “provides the foundational technology required to leverage any onsite distributed energy resource (DER) to power homes.” Eaton is working with auto OEMs, energy… Continue reading Eaton demonstrates vehicle-to-home charging capabilities at CES