RMI report finds rideshare drivers prefer to charge their EVs at home

Electrifying vehicles used by rideshare drivers delivers a lot of emissions-reduction bang for the buck, because drivers for services such as Uber and Lyft travel many more miles than average drivers. Electrification can also save money for the drivers, who are usually responsible for their own vehicles’ fuel and maintenance costs. Obviously, drivers are only… Continue reading RMI report finds rideshare drivers prefer to charge their EVs at home

Chargepoly provides electric truck charging infrastructure for a major logistics firm in Québec

Canadian logistics and parcel delivery firm Nationex worked with electrical system installer Fize Électrique and EV charging solution provider Chargepoly to build charging infrastructure for a fleet of heavy-duty electric delivery vehicles. Nationex operates what it describes as one of the largest electric fleets in Québec —the company recently celebrated the milestone of one million… Continue reading Chargepoly provides electric truck charging infrastructure for a major logistics firm in Québec

NASCAR installs EV chargers at Daytona Beach headquarters

NASCAR, in collaboration with Florida Power & Light’s EVolution commercial charging solutions and electrical powerhouse ABB, has completed the installation of 30 Level 2 EV chargers at its Daytona Beach headquarters. This is one step in the organization’s Impact plan, which aims to reduce NASCAR’s carbon footprint to zero across its core operations by 2035.… Continue reading NASCAR installs EV chargers at Daytona Beach headquarters

Birmingham UK partners with ubitricity for on-street EV charging point network

Birmingham City Council in the UK has partnered with charging point operator ubitricity to carry out a pilot deployment of 560 lamppost charge points in residential areas of the city where access to private off-street parking is limited or unavailable. The charging points will be installed in lampposts on 82 streets around the city. Each… Continue reading Birmingham UK partners with ubitricity for on-street EV charging point network

ENAPI secures seed funding to accelerate growth as a clearing house for EV charging

Berlin-headquartered ENAPI, developer of an EV charging software platform to facilitate communication of transaction data between charge point operators (CPOs) and e-mobility service providers (eMSPs), has raised €7.5 million in a seed funding round led by venture capital firm Voyager Ventures. This latest round brings ENAPI’s total funding to €10 million. The company’s network encompasses… Continue reading ENAPI secures seed funding to accelerate growth as a clearing house for EV charging

Alabama awards $2.26 million in state grants for EV charging

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has awarded six grants totaling $2.26 million from state funds to increase the availability of electric vehicle charging stations on Alabama’s roads. Five of the grants were awarded to Texas-based company Universal EV LCC to install 10 public charging stations at hotels in several locations across… Continue reading Alabama awards $2.26 million in state grants for EV charging

Solving EVSE deployment and scalability challenges with flexible power distribution

How Starline’s Scalable Busway Systems Can Transform EV Charging Infrastructure The rapid growth of electric vehicle adoption is putting immense pressure on charging infrastructure, with site constraints, installation costs, and scalability emerging as key challenges. As cities, businesses, and fleet operators work to expand EV charging networks, traditional power distribution methods are proving inefficient, costly,… Continue reading Solving EVSE deployment and scalability challenges with flexible power distribution

Autel Energy Europe unveils new EV chargers, including MaxiCharger MCS unit

EV charger provider Autel Energy Europe has a presence in 22 European countries, and continues to expand, installing “a substantial number” of its MaxiCharger DC and AC units, which are designed for applications from homes to commercial fleets, highways and public networks. The company recently unveiled several new chargers. Building on the success of its… Continue reading Autel Energy Europe unveils new EV chargers, including MaxiCharger MCS unit

SBD Technologies to partner with Emobi to simplify the EV fleet charging experience

SBD Technologies, a startup focused on EV fleet solutions, has announced a partnership with Emobi, an e-mobility roaming network provider. The partnership will allow SBD to integrate Emobi’s 120,000 public EV charging locations in North America into SBD’s FleetCharge offering. FleetCharge is intended to streamline and simplify the EV charging experience for fleet managers and… Continue reading SBD Technologies to partner with Emobi to simplify the EV fleet charging experience

Zevtron to support third-party EV charger locations’ migration from Shell Sky software

Zevtron, an EV software and hardware provider based in Carlsbad, California, will offer support for third-party commercial chargers across Canada and the US that currently use the Shell Recharge EV system when Shell discontinues its Shell Sky Software on April 30. Shell, one of the largest oil and natural gas producers in the US, known… Continue reading Zevtron to support third-party EV charger locations’ migration from Shell Sky software