Infrastructure Bill (NEVI) Stations Grind Slowly Toward Construction

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:40:23 +0000

At the end of 2021, there was cause for celebration for EV owners. President Biden had just signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill into law, authorizing federal spending to build hundreds of thousands of new charging stations. Since that time, the charging landscape has changed quite a bit, especially with the increased adoption of Tesla’s NACS […]

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Tesla Has Won The Race To The Top — The Journey Was Long

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:51:34 +0000

Tesla has dominated among what became a formidable field of competition to lead the next generation of automobiles. The road to get there, however, was rocky at times, but the all-electric company endured.

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NIO Performed 430,000 Battery Swaps In 1 Week!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 23:20:35 +0000

When NIO coursed out its plan for electric vehicle growth and consumer convenience, it broke ranks from the rest of the electric vehicle industry. The company decided it would provide a battery swapping option in addition to conventional EV charging. I, like many, wondered early on if this would actually work. After all, the Israeli […]

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How GM & Ford Joining The Tesla Charging Network Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:47:55 +0000

The past, present, and future of the charging market in the United States and how it impacts the rate of adoption of electric vehicles. The Charging Situation In The US Yesterday & Today If you don’t care about the past and just want my speculation on the future, jump to the next section. In some […]

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Zero Carbon Charge To Roll Out Ultra-Fast EV Charging Stations Powered By Large Solar & Battery Storage In South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:21:50 +0000

The founders of Zero Carbon Charge have been involved in the utility-scale solar sector in South Africa since 2011. Anticipating a surge in electricity demand in the long term due to incremental adoption of electric vehicles in South Africa, they decided to leverage their experience in the utility-scale solar sector to come up with a […]

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VHS Versus Beta Is A Poor Analogy For EV Charging

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:05:18 +0000

On the surface, the argument seems pretty solid. Over the years, there have been format wars. The widths between wagon wheels on ancient roads needed to be pretty close to each other, or the ruts they cut would make travel difficult or impossible. Later, railroad tracks needed to be laid a standard width apart, for […]

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Opinion: Charging Remains Biggest U.S. Hurdle To EV Adoption

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:14:48 +0000

BMW i3 Electrify America, Cynthia Shahan | CleanTechnicaAlthough electric vehicles have taken huge steps toward mainstream adoption over the past few years, at least one major barrier remains. As Tesla and others work to expand their charging networks, consumers may still struggle to go electric until public charging becomes more extensive — and reliable. A new article from The Atlantic posits that […]

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Clean Condo Life: EV Charging Is A Process & An Inevitability

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:03:42 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an electric vehicle with sparks in front of a condo building, digital artStratas without charging have units that sell for a bit less than stratas that have it

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Small Glimmers Of Hope As Climate Changes Exacerbate Violence

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:57:54 +0000

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. This region has become the global epicenter of violent extremist activity. That and other stories from Afrik21 are below. “On the […]

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