Apollo Tyres Deploys Indian EV Charging Stations
Apollo Tyres has entered into a strategic partnership with Tata Power for the deployment of public charging stations across India. These charging stations will be deployed at Apollo Tyres’ commercial and passenger vehicle zones spread across the country. The companies say Tata Power has deployed types of chargers including DC 001, AC, Type2, Fast DC
BMW North America, Electrify America partner on EV charging
BMW of North America and Electrify America have partnered to provide 2022 BMW EV customers with two years of 30-minute complimentary charging sessions at all Electrify America public charging stations, from the date of vehicle purchase. The program will launch with the sale of the new all-electric BMW iX xDrive50, BMW i4 eDrive40 and BMW
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
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
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
Bridgestone Retail Operations Expanding EV Services
Bridgestone Retail Operations, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, plans to expand its electric and hybrid vehicle services at 44 of the company’s Firestone Complete Auto Care and Wheel Works stores in Austin, Texas, and San Francisco, California. The advanced services are part of the company’s broader initiative to address an increasingly electric car parc and contribute to a more sustainable society,
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
Three ways EV charging is changing
As chargers become more plentiful and commonplace, manufacturers are not necessarily sticking with the status quo.
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
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
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
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
