EV charger network doubles under Biden-Harris, $521M in new grants fuel expansion
The Biden-Harris administration announced today that the number of publicly available EV chargers has doubled since Biden took office.
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The Biden-Harris administration announced today that the number of publicly available EV chargers has doubled since Biden took office.
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The US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation has broken ground on a $150 million grant project to repair and upgrade 4,500 EV charging ports.
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Satisfaction with EV charging has improved, particularly with DC fast chargers and Tesla Superchargers, but challenges remain, according to the J.D. Power “2024 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study.”
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Love’s Travel Stops is rolling out EV charging stations all over the US, thanks to it being one of the top NEVI grant fund recipients.
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California-based Enteligent is accepting pre-orders for what it claims is the world’s first DC-to-DC solar-powered EV charger.
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Maryland’s FY25 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Rebate Program is now open, and it offers residents and businesses solid incentives to install EV chargers.
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EV charging network ChargePoint has just introduced a new piece of technology to help ease the overall process for drivers, regardless of what make or model they own. The “Omni Port” ensures EV drivers can charge at any ChargePoint space, combining multiple charging plugs into one single port.
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EV charging network ChargePoint recently hit a key milestone in global expansion, reaching 1 million charging ports across North America and Europe. To date, these combined ports have delivered billions of miles to EV drivers around the world.
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Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging will install 400 kW DC fast chargers at 100 Starbucks stores on the US West Coast.
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Stellantis has introduced a new demand lever to entice potential customers to buy one of its BEV models. When US consumers opt to buy a new EV, Stellantis is now offering the choice between a home charger or charge credits through its Free2Move program.
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Electrify America launched its first EV charging station in North Dakota in November – and now the state is ready to take a big next step.
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Florida will get $198 million of federal EV charger funding over five years, but Wawa, Buc-ee’s, Busy Bee, and others can’t access it because the state is slacking.
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Mercedes-Benz has announced a new agreement to deploy technology from European EV charger developer Alpitronic as the latter expands its presence in North America. Mercedes plans to install its new partner’s 400 kW EV fast chargers, built locally in the US, as part of a broader $1 billion investment to expand North American charging infrastructure.
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Porsche Cars North America has signed an agreement that gives drivers access to ChargePoint’s network within the Porsche Charging Service.
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Finnish EV charger manufacturer Kempower officially opened its first US DC fast charger factory in Durham, North Carolina.
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The US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation’s Q2 2024 update reveals a surge in public EV charging ports. Here’s the scoop.
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Airbnb and ChargePoint have partnered to help homestay hosts install EV chargers in the US in the face of growing demand.
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Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging just opened more DC fast chargers at Buc-ee’s stores in the Dallas-Forth Worth area.
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Ohio, the first state to install a federally funded DC fast charger, leads again with NEVI rollouts, but its EV incentives are still nonexistent.
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EVgo (Nasdaq: EVGO) will begin to deploy North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors on its DC fast charging network this year.
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Thanks to a new $50 million investment, Atlanta-based EV charging company EnviroSpark wants to hire as many of the Tesla Supercharger team as possible.
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A record number of public electric vehicle charging stations were installed in the UK this quarter, as charging companies struggle to keep up with the growing number of plugin cars on British roads.
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Electrify America (EA) increased its total number of chargers to over 4,000 in 2023 – here’s what it’s aiming to achieve in 2024.
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GM Energy just debuted vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional EV chargers – here’s how GM’s EVs will keep the lights on.
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