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dnotionReporters and industry observers always seek a simple answer to the question of: How many chargers do we need in the US? This often leads to the flawed and over-simplistic calculation of the ratio of EVs in operation to the number of charging ports. We have, however, tracked and calculated this metric for years,…
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dnotionPlenty has been written about the Dolphin as a good town car, sufficiently nippy, safe and easy to park. We replaced our ICE (internal combustion engine) town car with a Dolphin Premium this year for exactly those reasons. However, not much has been written about its suitability for longer country road trips. We would…
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dnotionVolkswagen Truck & Bus has revealed a prototype of an electric bus in Brazil featuring a battery technology that promises ultra-fast charging, thanks to the use of the heavy metal niobium to enrich a lithium-ion battery. The collaboration between Volkswagen Truck & Bus, CBMM, and Toshiba has resulted in a battery that enables ultra-fast…
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dnotionOsprey Charging, one of the UK’s leading EV charging networks, has unveiled plans to establish a new ultra-fast 16-charger hub in Paisley, which will be the largest public ultra-rapid charging hub in Scotland once completed. The company has acquired a freehold site in Paisley and received planning permission to install the 16 300kW public…
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dnotionWith the Shanghai Auto Show underway, Polestar has revealed yet another electric vehicle coming to its rapidly growing lineup. The upcoming Polestar 4 will be the brand’s most powerful EV produced and comes with a few quirks alongside Polestar’s well-known Scandinavian design. The naming of the Polestar 4 might be a bit confusing to…
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dnotionTrina Storage and TÜV SÜD Ink Strategic Partnership for EU Battery Regulation Compliance. Trina Storage, the leading global energy storage product & solution provider, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with TÜV SÜD, a prominent certification authority. This collaboration, formalized at Intersolar 2024, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, aims to…
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dnotionWeaveGrid, a software company supporting EV adoption on the electric grid, and Emporia Energy, a provider of home energy management solutions, have announced a new partnership to make smart EV charging more accessible by expanding access to utility managed charging programs for Emporia EV charger owners. Here, WeaveGrid will integrate its intelligent software with…
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dnotionToyota issued a stop-sale and recall for the 2024 Grand Highlander and Lexus TX The issue stems from the driver-side curtain airbag A solution doesn’t exist, and Toyota expects a remedy by mid-August Consumers looking to buy the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander hybrid or Lexus TX hybrid can’t. A stop-sale has been issued along with a recall…
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dnotionFord has worn the crown for the best-selling pickup in the United States for decades thanks to the F-Series. It’s also the maker of the best-selling all-electric pickup in America, the F-150 Lightning, and now the blue oval company wants to set the record straight when it comes to racing–with a pickup, of course….
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dnotionFast Charger Showdown: Local Usage Trends in 2023 Here in Columbia, Maryland, I’ve been closely monitoring the usage patterns of nearby electric vehicle fast chargers since 2020. This includes a mix of CCS/CHAdeMO stations from EVgo, Electrify America, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), and Tesla Superchargers. My approach is simple: I track the electricity…
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dnotionFasten your seatbelts for the inaugural episode of the Charging Conversations podcast. Our special guest, Andy Karetsky, is the founder and president of Skyview Ventures and the acting CEO of Skycharger. In this episode, Andy talks through the challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs eager to plug into this burgeoning market. From selecting the perfect…
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dnotionXpeng, one of the best known EV brands in China has now opened pre-orders for its first electric car model that it will bring to Australia, the sleek G6 electric SUV, although there is a catch. The pre-orders are now being taken with a $1000 fully refundable deposit on two variants of the G6,…
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