EV Trends, Energy and Charging
EVgo launches new public fast charging stations at Meijer stores

EVgo Inc. and Meijer, a Midwestern retailer, have opened the first EVgo public fast charging station at Meijer stores. EVgo’s latest stations are capable of 100kW to 350kW fast charging. EVgo and Meijer’s first sites are in Michigan and Ohio. The stations will add to the over 800 fast charging locations in EVgo’s network and

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EVgo installs first Kansas charging station

EVgo Inc. and CBL Properties have announced a partnership to add EVgo fast charging to select retail locations, including the first EVgo station in Kansas. The partnership supports EVgo’s plans to expand its public network in response to increased demand for EV charging in new markets and the growing segment of EV drivers who rely

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CALSTART receives CEC funding to develop megawatt truck charging

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and CALSTART have been awarded $13 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to jump-start California’s high-power charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The two organizations will lead this collaboration to launch the country’s first zero-emission, freight-charging corridor network. The multi-phase project, Research Hub for Electric Technologies in

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Beyond Protocol gives EV drivers crypto when they charge

Blockchain startup Beyond Protocol has unveiled its latest use case, rewarding EV owners when they charge their cars. The program comes with a hardware wallet that will be installed inside the cars. All of the cryptocurrencies earned from charging activities are sent to this wallet, which the owner can access. These tokens can then be

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InCharge Energy releases scalable DC fast charger

InCharge Energy has released its latest charging hardware offering – the ICE-180. This all-in-one DC fast charger is compatible with all CCS and CHAdeMO EVs and the company says it is ideal for auto dealers, commercial fleet charging and parking applications where higher-power DC charging is needed in a small space. The ICE-180 is a

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Emporia Energy, BREK to develop bi-directional EV charger

Emporia Energy, an energy management technology company, and BREK Electronics, a power electronics company, have partnered to develop a bi-directional electric vehicle charger. The development and licensing relationship will combine BREK and Emporia’s technologies to create an EV charger that will not only transfer power from the grid and home to the vehicle, but also

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DTNA to create JV for nationwide electric truck charging network

Daimler Truck North America LLC; NextEra Energy Resources, LLC; and BlackRock Renewable Power (BlackRock) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to lay the foundation for a proposed joint venture (JV) to design, develop, install and operate a nationwide, high-performance charging network for medium- and heavy-duty battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the

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Continental developing automatic charging robots for EVs

Together with startup Volterio, Continental’s development and production service provider Continental Engineering Services (CES) is developing an intelligent charging robot that the company says will make filling up with electricity easier and more convenient in the future. To this end, CES and Volterio have now officially entered into a partnership that will see the latter

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Eaton to develop EV charging infrastructure

Its solution is anticipated to reduce costs by 65% through improvements in power conversion and grid interconnection technology, charger integration and modularity, and installation time.

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Cyclum Renewables announces renewable truck stop network

Cyclum will dispense biodiesel, compressed RNG, hydrogen and electricity for EV charging.

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U.S. House Ag Committee holds hearing on EV investments

The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture recently held a hearing entitled “Implications of Electric Vehicle Investments for Agriculture and Rural America.” Committee Chairman Rep. David Scott (D-GA) emphasized the importance of not leaving rural America behind in the push to vehicle electrification, said the Automotive Service Association in a recent press release.   Widespread adoption

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Aqua superPower, Tritium partner to power electric boats

Tritium’s hardware combines with Aqua superPower’s network, accessible to marine users via the Aqua app, RFID card and contactless payment.

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