Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:30:00 +0000
ChargePoint is doubling down on its fleet efforts this week with news of a massive deal with one of the nation’s largest transit agencies to supply charging services
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:52:08 +0000
Electric utilities are keen on electric vehicles these days — they see them as a future revenue source. Utilities from California to Florida to Michigan are sponsoring the installation of public charging stations, and some are offering rebates to customers for installing home chargers. To date, at least 50 utilities in 25 states have launched or proposed programs to encourage the buildout of charging infrastructure
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 03:40:34 +0000
To begin, I want to thank my personal patron saint of long-distance small-EV travel, Zachary Shahan. He plotted my trip for me from charger to charger since my MacBook Air took a hiatus and blacked out on me the morning I left the Sunshine State for the Appalachians in a small 2015 BMW i3 REx. My travel log lost, Zach kept me abreast of each charging location on my phone, and updated them as the trip went along and plans changed. I also found some extra stations with the navigation on the dash of the i
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:45:09 +0000
ChargePoint casually dropped its new residential electric vehicle charger into the market today and it packs a special feature that allows it to play well with any input amperage from 16 amps up to 50 amps without much fuss. The new ChargePoint Home Flex brings the same ChargePoint experience into the garage without having to worry about whether or not the output amperage of the home circuit is an exact fit for the electric vehicle (EV) charger before purchasing it
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 06:11:27 +0000
National Drive Electric Week is starting. This annual event has been going on for nearly a decade to raise awareness around electric vehicles (EVs). It’s organized by Plug In America, the Sierra Club, and the Electric Auto Association, but the core of the work is in the grassroots around the United States and even now the world
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:00:15 +0000
One of the largest obstacles standing in the way of widespread electric vehicle adoption is the often daunting setup required to outfit customers who live in apartments with adequate charging infrastructure. While most EV enthusiasts and media sites advocate for owners of electric vehicles to charge at home, this can be a rather troublesome hurdle to overcome for potential buyers who live in apartments
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:00:57 +0000
ChargePoint has been an early leader in defining and deploying public EV charging stations from the early days, having been founded in 2007. This month, the company celebrates not only 12 years in operation, but also the installation of the 100,000th place to charge around the world
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:55:02 +0000
Two of the largest DC fast charging network operators in the US have joined forces to make charging easier, thanks to a new roaming agreement between EVgo and Electrify America. The new agreement lets drivers use either their EVgo or Electrify America account to charge on either network without any additional fees