California Home to Two ZEV Firsts: Nation’s First Solar-Powered EV Truck Stop, World’s Largest Amazon EV Truck Fleet

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 22:18:39 +0000

Sacramento, California — In just the last three days, California has seen two firsts related to zero-emission vehicles: the nation’s first solar-powered electric truck charging depot and Amazon’s largest electric truck fleet in any country. The two milestones illustrate Governor Gavin Newsom’s commitment to building more, faster to achieve California’s world-leading climate … [continued]

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4th WattEV Solar-Powered Truck Charging Depot in Bakersfield Features MCS Rapid Charging & Battery Energy Storage System

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 22:02:51 +0000

Newest charging depot in Bakersfield features MCS rapid charging and battery energy storage system Bakersfield, California — WattEV, the industry leader in medium- and heavy-duty electric truck charging infrastructure development and electric freight transport, yesterday opened its fourth electric truck charging depot, this one in Bakersfield, California. The WattEV Bakersfield … [continued]

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NIO & GAC Become Partners On Charging & Swapping

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 21:55:53 +0000

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China — NIO and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (“GAC Group”) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on charging and swapping in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. The two will engage in comprehensive and in-depth strategic cooperation in areas related to charging and swapping, including battery standards, vehicle R&D and customization, … [continued]

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Texas-Based Solid-State EV Battery Startup Lays Out Oil-Killing Plans

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 15:25:12 +0000

The Texas-based solid-state EV battery innovator Solidion plans on accelerating the vehicle electrification movement with new materials and a radical new battery architecture.

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WattEV Opens World’s Largest Solar-Powered Truck Charging Depot, Fourth Station To Open In One Year

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 21:41:14 +0000

Newest charging depot in Bakersfield features MCS rapid charging and battery energy storage system BAKERSFIELD, California — WattEV, the industry leader in medium- and heavy-duty electric truck charging infrastructure development and electric freight transport, today opened its fourth electric truck charging depot, this one in Bakersfield, California. The WattEV Bakersfield … [continued]

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Contributing to the Energy Transition with Bidirectional Charging

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 21:05:33 +0000

Munich/Pforzheim, April 25, 2024 — In the coming years, e-mobility is set to play an increasingly important role in the energy transition. But it’s about much more than driving on climate-neutral electricity from renewable sources: The batteries of electric vehicles can be used as temporary storage. And it’s not just … [continued]

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How Can We Expose More Consumers To EVs?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 17:17:51 +0000

There is a direct relationship between the time US consumers spend with an electric vehicle (EV) and their desire to purchase one. On the other hand, over one-third of US consumers haven’t had the chance to get up-front-and-personal with an EV. It’s clearly time to expose more consumers to EVs … [continued]

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Electrify America Turns Back To Growth

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 13:18:00 +0000

A few years ago, Electrify America announced a “Boost Plan” that aims to more than double the number of stations and chargers by the end of 2025. Serious hardware problems got in the way of that plan, forcing the company to slow down. But another recent announcement shows us that … [continued]

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Is NACS As A Standard In Peril? Probably Not.

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 06:54:47 +0000

A few days ago, Tesla shocked the charging world when Elon decided to fire the whole Supercharger development team. These weren’t the people who maintain existing sites (thank goodness!), but they are the people who found places to put chargers in, designed the plans for the site, dealt with utilities, … [continued]

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Tesla Cars Should Have V2L Capability

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 03:57:22 +0000

I was interested to read in CleanTechnica (regarding Tesla layoffs and slowing demand) that Tesla sales have slowed in the USA in recent months, although they are still accelerating in Australia. My wife and I have enjoyed owning a Tesla Model 3 SR+ for four years and have even completed … [continued]

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