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Charging plaza with 144 charge points to be built in Bavaria

Sortimo, a Swiss firm best known for building toolboxes and storage solutions for vehicles, has lent its name to an enormous public charging plaza near the A8 Autobahn in Bavaria, Germany. The Sortimo Innovation Park currently features 72 charging stations, including 32 Tesla V3 Superchargers. Upon completion, the site will offer 120 Level 2 charging… Continue reading Charging plaza with 144 charge points to be built in Bavaria

Eaton joins EU-supported Flow Consortium to develop V2X technology

Power management specialist Eaton has joined a pan-European research project aimed at developing V2X technology. The research will focus on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) capabilities, including work on Eaton’s proprietary Buildings as a Grid energy management system. Supported by the EU’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation program, the €9.87-million ($10.41-million) project will span four… Continue reading Eaton joins EU-supported Flow Consortium to develop V2X technology

Australian mobility clubs buy major charging network, plan massive expansion

Australia’s largest motoring groups have taken full ownership of the country’s biggest EV charging network, Chargefox, a move which is expected to provide the capital for a massive rollout of fast charging stations across the country. The motoring groups, or mobility clubs, including the NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RAA and RACT, already owned 40 percent… Continue reading Australian mobility clubs buy major charging network, plan massive expansion

West Coast fast charging network EVCS raises $69 million

EVCS, which operates a network of DC fast chargers on the US West Coast, recently completed a $68- million funding raise, comprised of a $50 million debt facility from Spring Lane Capital and a Series A equity investment of $18.8 million. EVCS will use the new capital to expand into at least 35 new cities… Continue reading West Coast fast charging network EVCS raises $69 million

Alternative Fuel Corridor designations facilitate charging network build-out in all 50 states

The DOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced the latest round of Alternative Fuel Corridor designations. Under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funding will be directed to designated EV Alternative Fuel Corridors to serve as the backbone for the national EV charging network. The… Continue reading Alternative Fuel Corridor designations facilitate charging network build-out in all 50 states

Meet ZiGGY, a mobile EV charging robot with a kiosk-style ad platform

The quest to provide convenient, scalable and cost-effective EV charging, and make a profit by doing so, has spawned many interesting technological solutions over the years. The latest audacious proposition to cross our desk comes from EV Safe Charge, which has developed a mobile EV charging robot called ZiGGY. EV Safe Charge says ZiGGY will… Continue reading Meet ZiGGY, a mobile EV charging robot with a kiosk-style ad platform

Florida Power & Light offers all-inclusive EV charging program featuring Enel X Way chargers

Enel X Way, a subsidiary of the Enel Group, has been selected by Florida Power & Light (FPL) to support the utility’s FPL EVolution Home program. Through the program, FPL customers can receive an Enel X Way JuiceBox Level 2 smart charger, along with unlimited off-peak renewable electricity, for a $31 fixed monthly fee (or… Continue reading Florida Power & Light offers all-inclusive EV charging program featuring Enel X Way chargers

Nuvve integrates its V2G solution with Switch’s cloud platform

Vehicle-to-grid specialist Nuvve has partnered with Switch, a London-based provider of charging management software, to integrate Nuvve’s GIVe V2G platform with Switch’s charging management platform for operations and maintenance (O&M). Switch’s cloud platform, built on an OCPP 2.0.1 and ISO 15118-enabled operating system, is “fully native to future-proof capabilities like Plug & Charge, V1G and… Continue reading Nuvve integrates its V2G solution with Switch’s cloud platform

VW’s Elli and Mitnetz Strom launch pilot for smart grid/EV integration

Elli, a brand of the Volkswagen Group, and German grid manager Mitnetz Strom have launched a pilot project to test the integration of EVs with a smart electrical grid. The Innovation Impulse for Future-Proof Grid Integration of E-Mobility project is intended to provide insight into what a practical implementation of smart charging could look like.… Continue reading VW’s Elli and Mitnetz Strom launch pilot for smart grid/EV integration