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
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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
NREL researchers help to develop the heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure of the future
Researchers at the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are working to help scale up the charging infrastructure that will be needed to power the tens of thousands of commercial EVs expected to hit the roads in coming years. (In 2024, American companies deployed more than 15,000 medium- and heavy-duty EVs.) A recent article explains… Continue reading NREL researchers help to develop the heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure of the future
it’s electric to expand its curbside EV charging network to seven US cities
A consensus is emerging that curbside charging is the solution to the Dilemma of the Drivewayless Drivers, and startup it’s electric is zeroing in on this market. (Read the feature article in our July-September 2024 issue.) Now the company has announced seven cities for the first year of its nationwide rollout: Boston, Los Angeles, Jersey… Continue reading it’s electric to expand its curbside EV charging network to seven US cities
Aral pulse orders Electrification X EV charging infrastructure from Siemens
EV charging provider Aral pulse (which is owned by oil giant BP) has awarded a five-year contract to Siemens Smart Infrastructure to deploy its Electrification X platform, which will enable Aral pulse to centrally operate, optimize and secure its charging stations. The installation of 350 additional digital substations at Aral’s service stations in Germany is… Continue reading Aral pulse orders Electrification X EV charging infrastructure from Siemens
EV charging platform Presto raises $15 million in seed funding
Presto, an all-in-one EV charging platform, has raised $15 million in seed funding from Union Square Ventures and other investors. The company was founded in 2023 by former Uber executives J.J. Raynor and Ashwin Dias. Its platform is used by electric fleets including Uber, Avis, Hertz and Zipcar. Presto will use the new funds to… Continue reading EV charging platform Presto raises $15 million in seed funding
Port of Long Beach to deploy InductEV wireless EV chargers for electric cargo handling equipment
Wireless EV charging specialist InductEV will deploy its high-power inductive chargers in partnership with port terminal operator International Transportation Service, (ITS) at the Port of Long Beach. ITS recently secured a $3.3-million grant from the California Energy Commission for project, titled Hands-free Charging for Battery Electric Cargo Handling Equipment, that will demonstrate charging technology solutions… Continue reading Port of Long Beach to deploy InductEV wireless EV chargers for electric cargo handling equipment
Ziegler Energy Solutions and Kempower partner to offer EV charging solutions
Ziegler Energy Solutions, a manufacturer of EV charging and microgrid equipment, has announced that it has become a Kempower Certified Partner. “This certification and partnership enables ZES to deliver advanced electric vehicle fast-charging solutions tailored to meet the needs of commercial fleet services and charging infrastructure projects,” the company said, adding that the partnership will… Continue reading Ziegler Energy Solutions and Kempower partner to offer EV charging solutions
Los Angeles case study: how to prepare the grid for electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks
Los Angeles is a hub of freight activity—and (not coincidentally) the home of the worst ozone pollution in the nation. Electrifying trucks in La-la Land will deliver an outsize benefit in emissions reduction. The city needs many more chargers suitable for medium- and heavy-duty EVs, and managed charging, which maximizes the number of trucks that… Continue reading Los Angeles case study: how to prepare the grid for electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks
ChargeX Consortium identifies automated solution to EV charging failure
The ChargeX consortium has identified a new mechanism to automatically restart EV charging sessions that fail to initiate. Researchers participating in the ChargeX Consortium from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, along with industry contributors, have identified the “seamless retry” mechanism to alleviate a common EV driver frustration… Continue reading ChargeX Consortium identifies automated solution to EV charging failure