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Enel X Way abandoned its US EV charging customers. What happens next?

About 125,000 Enel EV chargers are in limbo. Customers hope a buyer of its shuttered North American charging business will do the hard work of making things right.

By Jeff St. John . 23 October 2024

An electric truck charging depot in Lynwood, California, operated by Voltera and Einride

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California’s backlogged grid is holding up its electric truck dreams

Electric truck-charging projects face years of waiting to get the power they need. Clean-transport advocates say regulators must push utilities harder to speed up.

By Jeff St. John . 23 September 2024

An electric car plugs into a FLO charger on a street in NYC.

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NYC looks to kick its curbside EV-charging plans into second gear

The city won a $15M federal grant to build 600 curbside EV chargers throughout its streets. It’s part of a broader push to build 10,000 curbside chargers in NYC by 2030.

By Carrie Klein . 9 September 2024

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EV sales are growing. So why are automakers getting cold feet?

From Ford to Mercedes-Benz, major automakers are walking back aggressive electrification goals they set just a few years ago.

By Tim Stevens . 4 September 2024

Electric school buses and bidirectional chargers at the depot operated by startup Zum for the Oakland Unified School District

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The country’s biggest electric school-bus fleet will also feed the grid

San Francisco-based startup Zum wants to turn electric school-bus fleets into grid batteries. This 74-bus depot in Oakland is testing the idea at large scale.

By Jeff St. John . 3 September 2024

The electric truck charging depot built and operated by Voltera and Einride in Lynwood, California

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More money is flowing to charge electric trucks in California

Voltera’s $100 million debt financing is backed by customers who need more charging-as-a-service sites for their growing electric fleets.

By Jeff St. John . 19 August 2024

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Tritium finds a buyer for its insolvent high-speed EV-charger business

The major provider of high-speed EV chargers went bust in April. Now, it's being rescued by India-based Exicomm, which says it will keep Tritium’s U.S. factory open.

By Jeff St. John . 13 August 2024

A ChargerHelp technician takes a photo of a public EV charger scheduled for inspection and repair

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Bad data is souring the EV-charging experience. Here’s how to fix it.

A new report shows a chasm between software-reported and real-world reliability of public EV chargers in the U.S. — and lays out how to make things better.

By Jeff St. John . 5 August 2024

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In a first, electric Ford F-150 trucks are powering homes in Baltimore

Plenty of utilities are talking about using EV batteries as grid assets. Baltimore Gas & Electric is actually doing it.

By Julian Spector . 1 August 2024

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Tesla won the EV charging race. So why’s it gutting its Supercharger team?

Elon Musk’s decision to slash the 500-person EV charging team could hurt automakers and charging companies building Tesla's technology into their future plans.

By Jeff St. John . 2 May 2024

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EV charging

Enel X Way abandoned its US EV charging customers. What happens next?

California’s backlogged grid is holding up its electric truck dreams

NYC looks to kick its curbside EV-charging plans into second gear

EV sales are growing. So why are automakers getting cold feet?

The country’s biggest electric school-bus fleet will also feed the grid

More money is flowing to charge electric trucks in California

Tritium finds a buyer for its insolvent high-speed EV-charger business

Bad data is souring the EV-charging experience. Here’s how to fix it.

In a first, electric Ford F-150 trucks are powering homes in Baltimore

Tesla won the EV charging race. So why’s it gutting its Supercharger team?