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Warrington, a town in England located near Liverpool and Manchester, is progressing its decarbonisation. The Borough Council has signed Volvo Buses to deliver 105 electric buses and says this is the countdown to the arrival of Warrington’s all electric ...

Giovanni Palazzo wants to bring Elli and Electrify America closer together

Giovanni Palazzo has been in charge of the Volkswagen Group’s global charging infrastructure and energy business since 1 July. In addition to the charging services under the Elli and Electrify America brands, he will increasingly focus on solutions for ...

“We are 30-40% cheaper than the competition,” says Andres Doebel, Head of EV Charging Europe at Sungrow

Those in clean energy know Sungrow from power electronics. Now the Group has advanced into emobility and is pushing for market share in Europe. At the Power2Drive in Munich, we interviewed the new Head of EV Charging Europe, Andres ...

Chargemap releases preferential Ionity rates

Chargemap has just released a new subscription that offers preferential rates for ultra-rapid charging at Ionity columns in Europe. The platform says ChargeMap Pass users may save up to 30 per cent. However, it depends. Starting with the basics, ...

Gridserve opens first destination charge hub at Dobbie’s

UK infrastructure provider Gridserve has opened the first charging site at a garden centre in Swindon in the Southwest of England. The opening comes two years after a corresponding partnership agreement, but Gridserve says “plenty more will sprout up”. ...

Virta enables card payments across the network

Finnish charging platform Virta has enabled card payments in Europe with Mastercard and FIS Worldpay. Their new ‘Virta Payment Kiosk’ provides a central solution for seamless card payments at existing and new charging hubs. As a standalone column that ...

Gentari, JomCharge And chargEV Team Up To Create Roaming Network For Convenient EV Charging

Gentari Sdn Bhd, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, has activated its roaming network of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in partnership with EV Connection Sdn Bhd (EVC) and Green EV Charge Sdn Bhd (GEV), a subsidiary ...

UK: Kia offers incentives for new EV owners

Kia launches new offers for EV customers in the UK. These apply to all EV6, Niro EV, and Soul EVs purchased between 3 July and 1 October this year. The offer includes a 4.9 per cent Annual Percentage Rate ...

Michigan funds electric truck stop of the future

The US state of Michigan is taking the lead in developing a Mobility Charging Hub, a “real-world prototype programme” aimed to meet the growing demand for charging locations for commercial electric vehicles. It also has Daimler Trucks North American ...

Norway introduces card payment requirement at DC charging points

In Norway, charging infrastructure operators have to offer card payment at new fast charging stations since 1 July. There is currently no obligation to retrofit existing columns – but it is still up for discussion by policymakers. According to ...

E.ON now offers Zaptec wallboxes

Norwegian charging infrastructure manufacturer Zaptec has signed a framework agreement with energy company E.ON to distribute its products in 18 European countries. E.ON will initially distribute Zaptec products to residential customers through its digital channels in Sweden and Norway. ...

Nio opens ‘innovation centre’ in Berlin

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has opened a 1,500 square metre innovation centre in Berlin. As a European technology hub, the location in the German capital is to contribute to the development of new technologies and applications. We ...

Siemens scores smart metering deals in the UK

Siemens will deliver metering services to three partners in the UK, namely Blink Charging, Be.EV and Evyve. These partnerships are set to fast-track the installation of more than 10,000 new EV charging points across the UK over the next ...

Volkswagen invests in CAMS charging network in China

The Volkswagen Group and FAW-Volkswagen will invest an additional 800 million yuan (around €10 million) in its Chinese charging infrastructure joint venture, CAMS. The goal is to accelerate the development of fast charging stations in China. Volkswagen plans to ...

USA: Kentucky makes NACS mandatory for charging subsidies

Kentucky has become the first US state to require charging infrastructure providers to implement the Tesla charging system as a condition of receiving funding. The corresponding regulation in Kentucky went into effect last Friday. In addition to federal requirements ...

Canada: Ottawa promises 133 new EV chargers by 2025

Canada’s capital Ottawa wants to set up a coast-to-coast EV charging station network. All 133 planned stations should be up and running by 31 March 2025. The project is expected to cost a total of CAD 1.6 million – ...

Enova to fund truck charging infrastructure in Norway

Norway’s economic development agency Enova has launched a funding programme to build charging infrastructure for heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles in the country. Funding is available for the construction of charging locations with at least four connections, each offering 350 ...

Austria: Hofer equips 450 locations with charging stations

Hofer, the Austrian subsidiary of the supermarket chain Aldi, is expanding the charging infrastructure at its shops. Hofer wants to install more than 1,500 new charging points at over 450 locations by the end of 2026. The expansion will ...

Safe charging with HELLA

The keypoints in short Locking actuator – small device, maximum security! What are the different use cases of these locking actuators? Safety first: E-vehicles are still on the advance – and they need the right safety features for their ...

Allego lowers DC charging prices

Allego is introducing new reduced rates for direct payments at its fast chargers in six European countries on 1 July. From that date, Allego stations in Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark will have uniform rates for ...

Gogoro scores ‘Ultra Mega Project’ in India

Gogoro is in for a major deal in India. Specifically the State of Maharashtra has offered Taiwan’s electric scooter maker to enter into an ‘Ultra Mega Project’ to manufacture vehicles, battery packs and battery swap stations. The deal would ...

GM Energy specifies B2C services and bi-directional charging

General Motors’ charging and energy business, GM Energy, has released details on its consumer-facing services. The Ultium Home suite now includes three bundles which offer V2H functionality and the integration of renewable energy storage, with or without an EV. ...

Spain offers tax breaks for EVs

The Spanish government is aiming to boost sales of electric cars with a tax break for private individuals. The Council of Ministers has approved a deduction of 15 per cent of income tax for the purchase of electric vehicles. ...

Radisson has PowerGo equip hotels with EV charging stations

The Radisson Hotel Group has commissioned Dutch PowerGo to equip 300 European hotels with charging infrastructure. The roll-out is part of Radisson’s ‘Green Mobility Mindset’ initiative and is already underway. PowerGo is installing the first eight charging stations under ...

Blink Charging goes NACS across the board

Blink Charging will integrate the so-called North America Charging Standard (NACS) by Tesla into its entire product range in addition to the Combined Charging System (CCS). Blink announced the first NACS products recently but now takes the integration further. ...

Electreon & GINAF install inductive charging tech in 50-tonne truck

Electreon reports the successful installation of its inductive charging system in a 50-tonne electric truck. The electric truck is a DAF XF converted to an electric drive system by Dutch commercial vehicle manufacturer GINAF, and now bears the designation ...

Blink Charging fully integrates SemaConnect services

Blink Charging today announced it has transitioned all former SemaConnect chargers and services to the new Blink Network. The transition also marks the final step in integrating SemaConnect into Blink Charging following its acquisition in June 2022. “The integration ...

Kempower announces a second factory in Finland

Finnish company Kempower is set to expand its operations with a new factory in Lahti, Finland. The facility will double Kempower’s production capacity in Europe and will be flanked by a research centre at LUT University in Lahti. Kempower ...

Stellantis launches Free2Move Charge in Europe and North America

Stellantis is introducing a new charging and energy management ecosystem called Free2move Charge. Free2move Charge is part of Stellantis’ new business unit, Charging & Energy, and seeks to address the requirements of EV owners at home, at work, and ...

Volvo to use Tesla’s NACS charging port in the US

Volvo Cars is the first European car manufacturer to install Tesla’s charging port in electric cars for the North American market from 2025. Through the cooperation with Tesla, drivers of Volvo’s electric cars will have access to Tesla Superchargers ...

KEMA Labs: New Tests for Improved EVs Affordability

EVs sector is growing fast and there are many ongoing initiatives focus on various areas such as developing vehicles with efficient, lightweight batteries capable of exchanging energy with electrical grids; establishing a widespread charging infrastructure with easy access (smart ...

Volvo CE discloses protocol for 48-volt charger

Construction equipment manufacturer Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has decided to publish its brand-independent software protocol and connector specifications for 48-volt DC chargers. It will allow other OEMs and suppliers to use it when developing their charging solutions for ...

Allstar partners with Fastned in the UK

In the UK, Allstar has partnered with Fastned to enable business drivers using the Allstar One Electric solution to find, charge and pay at Fastned’s network of high-power chargers across Britain. The partnership will see the number of fast ...

Electrify America to offer Lyft drivers special charging rates

In the USA, Volkswagen-owned, fast-charging network Electrify America and the ride-hailing platform Lyft are extending their collaboration. The partners will provide drivers on Lyft utilizing electric vehicles with discounted charging at Electrify America stations across the USA. The premium ...

Norway: Electreon charges busses in Trondheim

Electreon, the Israeli company specialising in inductive EV charging, has secured its first order from Norway. From mid-2024, wireless charging using Electreon-developed technology will be tested on bus routes in Trondheim. The customer is the Transportation Authority of Trøndelag ...

Indian start-up plans 1,000 fast-chargers nationwide

The Indian start-up GO EC Autotech wants to install 1,000 DC chargers nationwide. Apparently, it will also install these in more remote locations, making it easier for people there to adopt electric cars. “A notable hurdle faced by electric ...

CharIN task force on NACS standardisation includes 51 parties

After the CCS organisation CharIN recently announced the establishment of a task force intending to subject NACS to a standardisation process, it now published a preliminary list of companies participating. It includes several carmakers – but one essential player ...

Be.EV to install charging network in Trafford

Trafford Council in Greater Manchester has announced installing a new wave of EV chargers in partnership with charging network Be.EV. Two dozen state of the chargers are set to go live across Trafford throughout the summer. In terms of ...

Ionity will also be using Alpitronic hyperchargers in future

Ionity will also be deploying Alpitronic charging stations in the future. The fast-charging network announced that the first Alpitronic chargers would be installed at Ionity locations before the end of the year. Ionity announced the news on LinkedIn without ...

First Bus announces opens charging hub to the public

The British bus operator First Bus will offer charging for all types of electric vehicles at its Summcourt depot in Cornwall. It is the first operator in the UK to offer such a charging hub. The goal is to ...

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