itselectric secures $6.5 million in seed funding, will bring curbside charging to 7 US cities this year

Millions of drivers rely on on-street parking, and have no possibility of installing their own home charging stations. This situation, which your correspondent has dubbed the Plight of the Drivewayless, was long seen as a difficult dilemma, but nowadays a visit to Oslo or London makes the solution plain: plenty of on-street public chargers. Brooklyn-based… Continue reading itselectric secures $6.5 million in seed funding, will bring curbside charging to 7 US cities this year

Toyota joins US public EV charging network IONNA

As regular Charged readers know, Toyota’s electrification strategy blows hot and cold—in Q2 2024, its EV share of total US brand sales was abysmal—below 2%, lower than any other major automaker save fellow laggard Honda/Acura. However, even as it continues to lobby against emissions standards and spread misinformation about EVs, the giant automaker is researching… Continue reading Toyota joins US public EV charging network IONNA

Lincoln Electric’s Velion 150 kW DC fast charging station earns UL certification

Lincoln Electric’s Velion 150 kW DC fast charging station has achieved Canadian Standards Association (CSA/US) certification to standards UL 2202, UL 2231-1 and UL 2231-2 for EV chargers. The certification indicates that Lincoln Electric’s Velion EV fast charging station adheres to stringent safety and performance standards. Having earned CSA/US certification, Velion EV fast chargers are… Continue reading Lincoln Electric’s Velion 150 kW DC fast charging station earns UL certification

Revolv secures CALSTART grants to help clients install EV fleet charging infrastructure

Revolv, which describes itself as “a complete single-partner solution to seamlessly deploy, charge, and integrate EVs into operations,” has secured a total of $445,000 in award funding from CALSTART’s EnergIIZE program. The grant, which Revolv managed for two of its existing clients, will cover 70% of the customers’ charging infrastructure costs. As an EnergIIZE-approved vendor,… Continue reading Revolv secures CALSTART grants to help clients install EV fleet charging infrastructure

Swiss logistics firm puts Designwerk’s 420 kW Mega Charger into operation

Designwerk Technologies, based in Winterthur, Switzerland, has developed a DC fast charging station for commercial EVs that’s packaged in a container format. Now, after a development phase of around two years, the company has officially put its first Stationary Battery Backed Mega Charger (SBC) into operation, with Swiss logistics provider Galliker Transport, a century-old family-run… Continue reading Swiss logistics firm puts Designwerk’s 420 kW Mega Charger into operation

Daimler Truck introduces its TruckCharge brand in Europe

Daimler Truck has unveiled its European TruckCharge brand, which consolidates in one package the company’s truck charging offerings.  TruckCharge, which is available irrespective of truck brand, is designed for truck fleet operators and industrial companies with their own or an outsourced fleet. TruckCharge will officially launch in September. The brand’s Depot Charging package includes consulting,… Continue reading Daimler Truck introduces its TruckCharge brand in Europe

Octopus Energy and Rivian partner on new home energy plan

Houston-based renewable energy company Octopus Energy has introduced a home energy program with California-headquartered EV maker Rivian.  All Rivian customers in those parts of Texas where Octopus is an eligible energy provider will be offered a time-of-use energy rate plan with an overnight off-peak discount of up to 50%. “Demand flexibility is the key to… Continue reading Octopus Energy and Rivian partner on new home energy plan

Performance Team and Prologis launch new electric truck charging depot in LA

California-headquartered warehousing and distribution provider Performance Team (a Maersk company) and California-headquartered logistics real estate leasing company Prologis have opened a 9 MW EV truck charging depot in Los Angeles.  The Denker depot joins Performance Team’s other Southern California facilities in Santa Fe Springs and Commerce, which are also equipped with Prologis Mobility charging infrastructure… Continue reading Performance Team and Prologis launch new electric truck charging depot in LA

ChargePoint and Porsche partner on Porsche Charging Service integration

California-based EV charging network ChargePoint and Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) have announced an agreement that will give PCNA access to the ChargePoint network in the Porsche Charging Service, increasing the number of North American chargers available to Porsche customers to more than 100,000. The integration is expected to become operative in the fourth quarter… Continue reading ChargePoint and Porsche partner on Porsche Charging Service integration

FLO secures $136 million for North American EV charging network expansion

FLO, a Canada-headquartered EV charging network and infrastructure supplier, has secured $136 million in long-term capital, principally from a Series E equity financing led by Export Development Canada.  Other participants were Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec; Investissement Québec, as an agent of the Québec government; Business Development Bank of Canada; Energy Impact Partners;… Continue reading FLO secures $136 million for North American EV charging network expansion