TeraWatt Infrastructure is taking a comprehensive approach to providing EV fleet charging solutions—the company acquires real estate in strategic locations to build charging hubs that incorporate energy management systems, energy storage and on-site generation. Now the company has acquired two sites in the Inland Empire region of California, where it will build new heavy-duty EV… Continue reading TeraWatt acquires two sites for heavy-duty EV charging hubs in California’s Inland Empire
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Tritium to deliver 200 DC fast chargers to French EV charging network
Tritium, a manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, will provide fast charger technology and services to French charging network Driveco, which currently operates over 8,000 charging points. Driveco has placed its first order with Tritium for more than 200 fast chargers, including 100 PKM150 (150 kW) chargers and 100 RTM50 (50 kW) chargers. The… Continue reading Tritium to deliver 200 DC fast chargers to French EV charging network
itselectric to use SWTCH software to optimize its curbside charging network
itselectric, a Brooklyn-based curbside EV charging company, has partnered with SWTCH Energy, which specializes in EV charging solutions for multi-tenant buildings. SWTCH will provide software to itselectric for managing, maintaining and optimizing its charging network. “Today, the biggest barrier to deployment is the cost and complexity of connecting an EV charger directly to the utility’s… Continue reading itselectric to use SWTCH software to optimize its curbside charging network
Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Skycharger partner to provide EV charging infrastructure funding
Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a provider of gas pumps and related technology, has partnered with EV charging network Skycharger to introduce a program to provide fuel retailers and fleets with new financing and service options for EV charging infrastructure. The EVerse Fully Hosted program is designed to address funding gaps that persist despite help from such federal… Continue reading Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Skycharger partner to provide EV charging infrastructure funding
Rove builds full-service EV fast charging stations at Gelson’s markets
Southern California-based EV charging network Rove, in collaboration with grocery chain Gelson’s, has begun construction in Santa Ana of the first of a planned 20 full-service charging centers in the region. Each station, equipped with 40 DC fast chargers, will include an approximately 5,000-square-foot Gelson’s market offering meals, deli items, beverages and grocery staples. Other… Continue reading Rove builds full-service EV fast charging stations at Gelson’s markets
SolarEdge unveils new bidirectional DC-coupled EV charger
SolarEdge Technologies has unveiled a new bidirectional DC EV charger. The new charger will enable solar-powered Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) functionalities, and is expected to be commercially available in the second half of 2024. Based on SolarEdge’s DC-coupled architecture, the new charger enables an EV to be charged directly from a photovoltaic system, with… Continue reading SolarEdge unveils new bidirectional DC-coupled EV charger
Stellantis partners with AGI to advance electrification of its US dealerships
Automaker Stellantis and its 2,600-plus US dealers are partnering with EVSE supplier AGI to accelerate transition to EV sales and service and to improve the convenience, accessibility and reliability of EV charging. Stellantis selected AGI to provide turnkey EV charging infrastructure, including the engineering, installation and maintenance of the systems at more than 2,600 locations.… Continue reading Stellantis partners with AGI to advance electrification of its US dealerships
Siemens Foundation announces $30-million program to develop EV charging workforce
The US-based nonprofit Siemens Foundation has announced EVeryone Charging Forward, a $30-million, 10-year program designed to develop an inclusive workforce for the EV charging sector, which has seen rising demand for skilled workers across the industry. According to a Princeton University study, between 777,000 and 5.1 million energy-related jobs could be created in the United… Continue reading Siemens Foundation announces $30-million program to develop EV charging workforce
German Chancellor proposes to require most service stations to provide EV fast charging
Speaking at the recent IAA car show in Munich, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a new push to expand the number of public EV charging stations in his country. Scholz said that Germany will become “the first country in Europe to introduce a law requiring operators of 80% of all service stations to provide fast… Continue reading German Chancellor proposes to require most service stations to provide EV fast charging
EVgo takes steps to promote better charger reliability, releases best practices guide
The bad news about public EV charging is everywhere you look—from trade publications like Charged to consumer mags and local newspapers. The good news is that charging operators are well aware of the reliability problems, and are taking steps to address them. In January, EVgo created a comprehensive maintenance program called EVgo ReNew, and has… Continue reading EVgo takes steps to promote better charger reliability, releases best practices guide