XPENG & BP Pulse Team Up On EV Charging

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:44:44 +0000

It’s not a partnership I thought I’d ever see, but this is the 2020s. Chinese EV startup XPENG and the EV charging wing of BP (formerly British Petroleum), bp pulse, have partnered up to share EV charging stations in China. This week, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding … [continued]

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Volkswagen’s Green Electricity for ID. Models

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:18:03 +0000

It may not be taking the world by storm like BYD and Tesla have been doing, but Volkswagen is leading the way on EVs among legacy automakers from the West. With an eye on being super green and clean, that also involves powering most of those EVs with green renewable … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding to Connect & Scale the Electric Transportation Ecosystem

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:46:40 +0000

The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation invests $43.7 million to enable more charging access in the public right-of-way, expand e-mobility fleet options, and deliver new ways to scale affordable energy use in transportation. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) Joint Office of Energy and … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Invests $68 Million into Innovative Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:44:10 +0000

SuperTruck Charge projects will accelerate deployment of large-scale public EV charging infrastructure for medium-and heavy-duty EVs to improve grid resiliency and reliability. As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) continued commitment to electrified commercial road transport, DOE today announced a $68 million investment to design, develop, and demonstrate … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Transportation Invests $635 Million to Expand Zero-Emissions EV Charging and Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:40:53 +0000

Funding includes two large projects with tens of millions of dollars for hydrogen fueling. Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $635 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative fueling infrastructure with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s signature zero-emission refueling … [continued]

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Shell Shows Us That Third-Party Charging Networks Have A Big Problem

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:49:09 +0000

A couple weeks ago, news broke that Shell Recharge is getting out of the software market. Normally, getting out of software means not sending out installation files to customers anymore, allowing competing software companies to take care of people’s needs. But, in the case of EV charging, this means a … [continued]

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Tesla Supercharging Amenities Really Need to Be Better — Great Example

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:57:38 +0000

Also: You Can’t Rely on NACS Superchargers for Cross-Country Travel in Compatible Non-Tesla EVs If you live in northern Wisconsin, you see the “massive” brand-new Quick Trip gas stations/convenience stores everywhere. They are places where you can buy a soft drink, a gallon of milk, and/or a hot meal etc., … [continued]

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Are XPENG & Volkswagen A Match Made In Heaven?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:56:47 +0000

XPENG and the Volkswagen Group have come together in a few big ways now to collaborate and help each other. It’s an interesting partnership, and one that keeps growing and evolving. The latest step they’ve taken together is a plan to build a much larger super-fast charging network together than … [continued]

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Tesla Supercharging: The New (NACS) Era

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:35:20 +0000

I’ve driven my Tesla Model 3 for over 5 years now. I’ve made over 10 cross-country trips, including the 3000-mile round trip from northern Utah to northern Wisconsin 5 times, a 2000-mile detour to Charlotte, North Carolina (East Coast), and an 800-mile round trip from northern Utah to Palm Springs … [continued]

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Ford “Power Promise” Extended into 2025 for US Electric Vehicle Buyers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:54:43 +0000

Ford had a record year for electric vehicle sales (despite murmuring about an EV sales slowdown from executives at the beginning of the year). One program the company has used to help spur on sales is Power Promise, which provides complimentary home chargers and installation (as long as the installation … [continued]

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