Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:05:16 +0000
In Twitter posts, at least three EV owners say that their vehicle was damaged at an Electrify America station. These claims come from three different vehicle brands (Rivian, Chevrolet, and Ford), and appear to have happened at different stations. We can’t be sure what caused any of these fairly large electrical failures, and we’re waiting […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:27:16 +0000
With EV charging standardization still up in the air, Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes to Washington.
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:00:06 +0000
Lectron makes EV charging adapters and EVSE home chargers at affordable prices. These adapters provide cross compatibility between the US AC charging standard J1772 and Tesla’s AC chargers on the North American Charging Standard (NACS) as well as an adapter that allows Teslas to charge at CCS1 stations. As electric vehicles move from early adopters […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:35:40 +0000
More options than ever are available these days for EV public charging. Several companies have established themselves as the top go-to charging sites when you’re on the road.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 20:05:48 +0000
In some recent videos, Out of Spec tested Electrify America stations in the recent cold weather. What they found was that some local stations didn’t work in zero degree (F) temperatures. It’s worth noting that at the same location, the older station design (with the lone CHAdeMO plug) still worked, so it’s not a site […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:00:11 +0000
On a recent road trip, I stopped in San Antonio for some juice. The Electrify America station I stopped at had recently been down for some upgrades, and it now has the company’s newest station design up and running. You can learn all about the new design here, but reading a press release and/or some […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:00:12 +0000
There’s something that’s really starting to drive me insane on Plugshare. For those not in the know, Plugshare is a place where people used to share the location of EV chargers they were willing to share with other EV drivers. But, as public charging infrastructure became a thing, it became more of a place where […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:01:49 +0000
Electrify America announced a nearly $3 million increase in funding to four community-based organization awardees promoting Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) education and awareness in low-income and disadvantaged communities across California. This work supports the current plan to invest $200 million in California ZEV infrastructure and education programs in the state until mid-2024 and is a […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:36:41 +0000
Over the last couple of months, Electrify America has been getting a lot of criticism about charging issues. Social media posts, YouTube videos, and even some articles in mainstream publications have piled on. While there are sometimes stations that are truly broken and completely out of order, it’s usually an error message that people run […]
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:00:39 +0000
Nissan pushed boldly into electric vehicles with the LEAF in 2010 back when electric vehicles were little more than a novelty and a dream. The vehicle set the bar for what a mainstream, affordable electric vehicle of its time should look and feel like, cutting the path for others to follow. It was a bold and […]