EV charging is changing, Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS

Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s armsPart 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Coming soon:Part 4: Behind the scenes of seven automakers answer to Tesla’s Superchargers  EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US… Continue reading EV charging is changing, Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS

ev.energy secures $33 million in Series B funding for EV grid integration

London-headquartered charging platform provider ev.energy plans to expand its global operations. The focus will be on building its reach in North America and Europe, using $33 million in Series B funding from National Grid Partners. Support is expected from Aviva Ventures, WEX Venture Capital, InMotion Ventures and existing investors Energy Impact Partners, Future Energy Ventures… Continue reading ev.energy secures $33 million in Series B funding for EV grid integration

EV charging is changing, Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector

Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms Coming soon:Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCSPart 4: Behind the scenes of seven automakers answer to Tesla’s Superchargers  EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered… Continue reading EV charging is changing, Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector

EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms

Coming soon: Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connectorPart 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCSPart 4: Behind the scenes of seven automakers answer to Tesla’s Superchargers  EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for… Continue reading EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms

Electric Era raises $11.5 million to scale production of its EV fast charging stations for convenience stores

Electric Era, the manufacturer of PowerNode EV fast charging stations, has raised $11.5 million in a Series A financing round led by HSBC Asset Management. Other participants include SQM Lithium Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures and Proeza Ventures. The new funding brings the company’s total funding to $19 million. Electric Era will use the new funding to… Continue reading Electric Era raises $11.5 million to scale production of its EV fast charging stations for convenience stores

Siemens to acquire heavy-duty EV charging specialist Heliox

Electrical giant Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Heliox, a specialist in fleet-oriented fast charging solutions. Heliox is headquartered in the Netherlands, and employs around 330 people The company makes a number of innovative charging products, including mobile DC fast chargers and bidirectional V2X-capable chargers. Siemens eMobility is part of Siemens Smart Infrastructure. It… Continue reading Siemens to acquire heavy-duty EV charging specialist Heliox

J.D. Power study finds declining satisfaction with public EV charging

Public dissatisfaction with the reliability of public EV charging isn’t news, but now market analysis powerhouse J.D. Power has put some current numbers to the trend. J.D. Power’s U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study, now in its third year, measures EV owners’ satisfaction with both Level 2 and DC public charging stations. Satisfaction… Continue reading J.D. Power study finds declining satisfaction with public EV charging

FreeWire launches AI-enabled platform to optimize deployment of EV charging stations

FreeWire Technologies, a provider of battery-integrated EV charging stations and energy management solutions, has launched a new software platform that’s designed to predict the best locations to deploy EV fast charging. The new Mobilyze Pro platform includes a utilization prediction engine, a tariff recommendation engine, and a profitability calculator. It uses AI to parse public… Continue reading FreeWire launches AI-enabled platform to optimize deployment of EV charging stations

Selecting hardware to enhance EV charger design

The move from traditional engine vehicles to Electric Vehicles is driving a need for engineered equipment and infrastructure to support the transformation. The arrival of advanced technologies and the exponential growth predicted for electric vehicle charging is inviting industrial designers to consider a new mix of design challenges. As more EV Charging Stations are deployed,… Continue reading Selecting hardware to enhance EV charger design

ADS-TEC Energy and eliso to install over 1,000 charging points in Germany by 2025

ADS-TEC Energy, a manufacturer of battery storage-based platform solutions, has partnered with charging solutions provider eliso to install ChargeBox and ChargePost DC fast charging systems in the public car parks of specialist electrical stores in Germany. ADS-TEC Energy’s battery-buffered fast charging solutions can temporarily store electricity from a local photovoltaic system in order to provide… Continue reading ADS-TEC Energy and eliso to install over 1,000 charging points in Germany by 2025