Top U.S. utilities collaborate to build electric vehicle charging stations
3 years, 9 months ago

Top U.S. utilities collaborate to build electric vehicle charging stations

The Hindu  

Six major utilities unveiled a plan on Tuesday to add electric vehicle fast chargers to connect major highway systems across United States, as they look to cater to the burgeoning electric vehicle market. The Electric Highway Coalition – made up of American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Energy Corp, Southern Co and Tennessee Valley Authority - is looking to provide charging stations within their service territories from the Atlantic Coast, through the Midwest and South, and into the Gulf and Central Plains regions. The initiative comes as President Joe Biden has made boosting electric vehicles a top priority and pledged to build 550,000 new EV charging stations. "The path to cleaner transportation is a robust charging infrastructure along the nation's major highways," said Lang Reynolds, director of Electrification Strategy for Duke Energy.

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Universal Plug-and-Charge for EV Charging Stations Is Set to Launch in 2025
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Universal Plug-and-Charge for EV Charging Stations Is Set to Launch in 2025

Wired  

To fill a car with gas, you generally just need a credit card or cash. That situation could change next year if a new “universal Plug and Charge” initiative from SAE International, a group of EV carmakers and chargers, moves ahead and gains ground. Launching in early 2025, the network could make charging an EV actually easier than gassing up: …

Here's how many EV charging stations Biden has built using $7.5bn of your tax money
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Here's how many EV charging stations Biden has built using $7.5bn of your tax money

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration has come under fire for its $7.5billion rollout of electric vehicle charging stations - which is moving at a snail's pace. But the sluggish rollout comes as Biden's mandate that the majority of new cars need to be electric by 2032 quickly approaches, though president-elect Donald Trump has signaled he plans to scrap that rule. Americans have …

FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent Biden administration spending on EV charging stations
3 weeks, 6 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent Biden administration spending on EV charging stations

Associated Press  

As President Joe Biden’s term comes to an end, social media users are falsely claiming that his administration spent billions of dollars on the construction of just a handful of electric vehicle charging stations. The claims misrepresent funding set aside by the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for a national network of publicly …

Why Biden’s $7.5B electric vehicle charger push is probably safe from Trump
1 month ago

Why Biden’s $7.5B electric vehicle charger push is probably safe from Trump

Politico  

But the charging money is expected to be largely insulated from Trump’s reach despite the initiative’s lagging rollout, according to experts who closely track the funding. Republicans have taken issue with the programs’ implementation, but the idea of building chargers has been “far more non-partisan than I think people would have anticipated when it was put in the infrastructure law,” …

China to expand EV charging facilities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China to expand EV charging facilities

China Daily  

Charging piles seen on a street in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. WANG QIMING/FOR CHINA DAILY China will continue to expand and improve the country's electric vehicle charging network in response to the booming domestic new energy vehicle industry and public travel demands, a Chinese official said on Thursday. "China places great importance on the construction of EV charging infrastructure, considering it …

Tesla slashed its Supercharger team. What does that mean for America’s EV network?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla slashed its Supercharger team. What does that mean for America’s EV network?

CNN  

CNN — The news this week that Elon Musk laid off Tesla’s entire Supercharger team sent shockwaves of uncertainty through the industry tasked with building America’s new network of EV chargers. “Because NEVI provides grants to states, which run competitive procurements to select vendors, we don’t expect individual business decisions to impact EV charging projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure …

Elimination of Tesla’s charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Elimination of Tesla’s charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Elon Musk’s move to lay off the department responsible for Tesla’s electric vehicle chargers has touched off worries in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla’s network. Expanding access to the network, which previously had been accessible only to Tesla owners, also helped to allay fears that there weren’t enough charging stations …

Biden's electric road to nowhere: Two years after he vowed to spend $7.5 billion building 500,000 charging stations only SEVEN have been plugged in
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden's electric road to nowhere: Two years after he vowed to spend $7.5 billion building 500,000 charging stations only SEVEN have been plugged in

Daily Mail  

More than two years after President Joe Biden pledged to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the United States only seven are operational across four states. The bulk of the funds, $5 billion, are to go toward building fast chargers along major interstates - what's being called the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure or NEVI program. More than two years …

Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden’s climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden’s climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them

Associated Press  

LONDON, Ohio — Within 24 hours of buying his red Ford Mustang Mach-E, Liam Sawyer set off on a camping trip. A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges, Friday, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio. Liam Sawyer, of Indianapolis, touches the screen as he charges his 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E, Friday, March 8, 2024, at …

Biden administration revs up plans to transition from gas-powered vehicles to EVs
9 months ago

Biden administration revs up plans to transition from gas-powered vehicles to EVs

LA Times  

The nation’s slow transition to electric vehicles got a boost Wednesday when the Biden administration announced it had finalized the strongest-ever pollution standards for cars and light trucks. The Environmental Protection Agency rule, which would begin taking effect with model year 2027, would require car manufacturers to increase sales of electric vehicles while cutting carbon emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles. EPA …

Over 20 EV Charging Stations Will Be Installed On 4 UP Expressways, Details Here
9 months, 1 week ago

Over 20 EV Charging Stations Will Be Installed On 4 UP Expressways, Details Here

News 18  

Adani Total Energies E-Mobility Ltd has received board approval from the Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority to develop charging infrastructure along four expressways in Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant step towards promoting electric vehicle adoption. The expressways industrial authority’s board of directors has approved Adani Group’s and Total Energies’ joint venture proposal to install 26 charging stations along the …

Wireless charging: The roads where electric vehicles never need to plug in
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wireless charging: The roads where electric vehicles never need to plug in

BBC  

Wireless charging: The roads where electric vehicles never need to plug in Electreon The first wireless electric road in the US has been installed in Detroit, allowing electric vehicles to charge up as they drive along. Stephen McGee/Michigan Central Induction coils that are connected to the electricity grid are installed beneath the road surface Electreon is piloting wireless charging technology …

Biden awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to states, local governments and tribes to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. The new funding “will help ensure that EV chargers are accessible, reliable and convenient for American drivers, while creating jobs in charger manufacturing, installation and maintenance for American workers.” Congress approved $7.5 …

Electric vehicle uptake is rising. Will 'range anxiety' stop adoption across Australia's far north?
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Electric vehicle uptake is rising. Will 'range anxiety' stop adoption across Australia's far north?

ABC  

Ray Middleton appreciates the irony of embracing a battery-powered lifestyle after spending more than 30 years working in the fossil fuel industry. Loading Instagram content "We have a lot of all-wheel drive EVs, so cars with two motors that drive all four wheels, but you wouldn't really call them off-road vehicles," he said. "When it's mainstream, I would think we're …

The race is on for more EV charging stations at stores, offices and apartments
1 year, 3 months ago

The race is on for more EV charging stations at stores, offices and apartments

LA Times  

Olivia Simon enjoys a drink while waiting for her Tesla to be charged at a Tesla Supercharger station inside the garage at the Haven apartment complex in Culver City. Today, with the Perla on Broadway complete and angling for buyers, Behdad said he is “extremely glad that commissioner forced us” to install chargers on 20% of the building’s parking stalls. …

In challenge to Tesla, several major automakers launch US EV charging network
1 year, 4 months ago

In challenge to Tesla, several major automakers launch US EV charging network

Firstpost  

General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai Motor and its Kia subsidiary, Honda, BMW, and Mercedes Benz are among the brands in the group, which accounts for almost half of US car sales but just a minor portion of the EV market dominated by Tesla Seven major automakers announced on Wednesday the formation of a new firm to supply electric car charging in …

New electric vehicle charging network being built by major automakers could lure more buyers to EVs
1 year, 4 months ago

New electric vehicle charging network being built by major automakers could lure more buyers to EVs

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The announcement Wednesday that seven major automakers are joining to build a large North American electric vehicle charging network should pull people off the sidelines to at least consider shifting away from gas-powered vehicles. The automakers said in a joint statement Wednesday that they want to build the “leading network” of reliable high-powered charging stations in North America. …

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring
1 year, 6 months ago

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring

Associated Press  

DETROIT — All of Ford Motor Co.'s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada starting next spring. Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the agreement Thursday during a “Twitter Spaces” audio chat. But Ford will switch to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector with …

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring
1 year, 7 months ago

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring

LA Times  

Starting next year, Ford electric vehicles will have access to Tesla’s 12,000 Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada. All of Ford Motor Co.’s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada starting next spring. But Ford will switch to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector with its second-generation …

Tesla to universalise US charging stations as part of $7.5 bn federal program
1 year, 10 months ago

Tesla to universalise US charging stations as part of $7.5 bn federal program

Live Mint  

As a part of the universalisation of EV charging in the USA, the Biden administration collaborated with Tesla to open part of its US charging network to all Electric Vehicles. Tesla EV charging stations will be open to all under the $7.5 billion federal program for the expansion of EVs and cut carbon emissions. The electric car maker is planning …

As electric vehicles become more popular, home renters face a charging dilemma
2 years, 2 months ago

As electric vehicles become more popular, home renters face a charging dilemma

NPR  

As electric vehicles become more popular, home renters face a charging dilemma Enlarge this image toggle caption Gillian Flaccus/AP Gillian Flaccus/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — Stephanie Terrell was excited to join the wave of drivers adopting electric vehicles when she bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall. Now, cities across the U.S. are trying to come up with innovative public charging …

Biden pledge to make federal fleet electric faces slow start
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden pledge to make federal fleet electric faces slow start

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, a self-described “car guy,’' often promises to lead by example on climate change by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling U.S. government fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles. “USPS should now go all-electric or virtually all electric with its new vehicles,’' said Luke Tonachel, senior director of clean vehicles and buildings at the Natural Resources Defense …

There are more electric vehicles on the road than ever. See where charging gaps are on US highways.
2 years, 2 months ago

There are more electric vehicles on the road than ever. See where charging gaps are on US highways.

CNN  

CNN — Long stretches of highways and many communities across the US are lacking the charging infrastructure necessary for electric cars to thrive — and data analyzed by CNN shows that metro areas are further ahead than states with smaller populations in the central and western US, like Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. More people are buying electric vehicles than …

States get final OK to build highway EV charging network
2 years, 2 months ago

States get final OK to build highway EV charging network

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attention, potential car buyers: New electric vehicle charging stations are on their way to highway locations near you. All 50 states received final approval Tuesday to begin construction on a first nationwide network of EV charging stations that places one roughly every 50 miles along interstate highways, part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of …

Federal money is now headed to states for building up fast EV chargers on highways
2 years, 2 months ago

Federal money is now headed to states for building up fast EV chargers on highways

NPR  

Federal money is now headed to states for building up fast EV chargers on highways Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images Efforts to build electric vehicle chargers just got a jolt of new energy: every state in the United States, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, now has access to federal …

American interstates are going to get a lot friendlier to EVs
2 years, 2 months ago

American interstates are going to get a lot friendlier to EVs

LA Times  

By year’s end, drivers could start seeing expansions and upgrades to existing highway EV stations in California and other states. All 50 states received final approval Tuesday to begin construction on a nationwide network of EV charging stations that places one roughly every 50 miles along interstate highways, part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of zero-emission …

Money approved for states to build car-charging network
2 years, 3 months ago

Money approved for states to build car-charging network

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Biden administration said Wednesday it has approved ambitious plans by 34 states and Puerto Rico to create a national electric vehicle charging network as the U.S. begins in earnest its transition away from gas-powered transportation. “Unlocking this type of funding is an enormous step in getting the charging network out, which is something we absolutely need …

New Mexico plans for more electric vehicle charging stations
2 years, 5 months ago

New Mexico plans for more electric vehicle charging stations

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The first in a series of electric vehicle charging stations that will be paid for with state and federal infrastructure money will be installed in Socorro, one of the few populated areas along a major interstate that spans New Mexico, Gov. Another $38 million in federal funding will bolster the work as state officials aim to have …

States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations
2 years, 10 months ago

States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — States are getting the go-ahead to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that would place new or upgraded ones every 50 miles along interstate highways as part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of the zero-emission cars. “The reality is nobody benefits more from EVs in principle than those who drive the …

Revised guidelines for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles issued
2 years, 11 months ago

Revised guidelines for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles issued

The Hindu  

The Union Power Ministry on Saturday released revised guidelines for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles to enable faster adoption by ensuring safe, reliable and affordable infrastructure. “The Union Ministry of Power has promulgated the revised consolidated Guidelines & Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles on January 14, 2022…These guidelines are exhaustive and include provisions for a) individual owners b) …

Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network
3 years ago

Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration released an ambitious federal strategy Monday to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry. Just like filling up your car with gas.” The auto industry already is moving toward electric vehicles, Harris added: “We need …

Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike

Associated Press  

DETROIT — President Joe Biden punched the accelerator on a battery-powered Hummer on Wednesday, causing the wheels to squeal and the truck to jet forward as he tried in his own way to drive the country toward an electric vehicle future. “We’re going to make sure that the jobs of the future end up here in Michigan, not halfway around …

U.S. President Joe Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. President Joe Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his giant bipartisan infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country, an investment that he says will go a long way to curbing planet-warming carbon emissions while creating good-paying jobs. He’ll use the occasion to make the case that the $7.5 billion in the new …

Tesla opens charging network to other EVs for the first time
3 years, 1 month ago

Tesla opens charging network to other EVs for the first time

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc is opening its charging network to other electric cars for the first time with a pilot program in the Netherlands, as the world's most valuable carmaker looks to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream. The program will be tested at 10 locations in the Netherlands, the company said on Monday, adding that Dutch non-Tesla EV drivers can access …

Electric vehicle sales: Biden’s goal won’t be too hard to reach by 2030
3 years, 4 months ago

Electric vehicle sales: Biden’s goal won’t be too hard to reach by 2030

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden announced an agreement Thursday that aims to push the US auto industry to sell more electric vehicles. The goals include a “shared aspiration” that 40% to 50% of vehicles sold in the US will be electric, plug-in hybrids or hydrogen-powered. Battery-powered vehicle sales, including both all-electric and plug-in hybrids, are expected to make up just …

Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan compromise on infrastructure cuts in half President Joe Biden’s call for $15 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging outlets, raising the stakes as the administration seeks to win auto industry cooperation on anti-pollution rules to curb climate change. The Senate legislation provides $7.5 billion in federal grants to build a national network of charging outlets, …

A Biden presidency could boost Tesla and the auto industry
4 years, 2 months ago

A Biden presidency could boost Tesla and the auto industry

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Joe Biden wants the US government to take an active role in increasing adoption of electric vehicles – far more than President Trump does. A Biden presidency could also lead to the return of full electric vehicle tax credits and other incentives for consumers to buy electric cars. “In a second Trump term, the US …

Plug it in: Electric car charging station numbers are rising
4 years, 4 months ago

Plug it in: Electric car charging station numbers are rising

Associated Press  

DETROIT — When the electric car revolution arrives, will there be enough places to plug in? “The automakers, more and more of them, are committing to manufacture electric vehicles,” said Mike Moran, spokesman for Electrify America, a network of charging stations being built with $2 billion in settlement money from Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating scandal. “Last year automakers announced a …

GM is tripling the size of its EV fast charging network
4 years, 4 months ago

GM is tripling the size of its EV fast charging network

CNN  

New York CNN Business — General Motors is hoping to bolster consumer demand for electric vehicles by tripling the size of its fast charging network. The strategy stands in contrast to Tesla’s own fast charging network, known as Supercharger, that originally focused on providing quick-charge capability along Interstate routes to facilitate long-distance drives. Barra said in a release the expansion …

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