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March 20, 2024

NEVI-funded projects face EV charger uptime issues

EV charging infrastructure deployments that are funded by the US government's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding programme have sometimes faced issues with achieving the NEVI requirement to achieve 97% charger uptime.
March 15, 2024

Wallbox and partners to deploy EV chargers at 148 multifamily properties across State of Washington

Wallbox, and its subsidiary Coil, in conjunction with partners Clean and Prosperous Institute and Adopt a Charger, have secured awards of US$25.6m from the Washington Department of Commerce’s EV charging program.
March 14, 2024

Transportation Energy Institute evaluates demand charge mitigation strategies for EV chargers

The Transportation Energy Institute’s Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has released a new study, Demand Charge Mitigation Strategies for EV Chargers.
March 13, 2024

DoT's Shailen Bhatt to deliver keynote and tour expo floor at EV Charging Summit

Shailen Bhatt, the 21st Administrator of the US Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will deliver a keynote address, join a panel discussion, and tour the exhibition floor at the upcoming EV Charging Summit & Expo (EVCS) in Las Vegas (20-22 March).
March 11, 2024

ADS-Tec Energy continues to advance in the Netherlands

Rapid charging stations from Ads-Tec Energy will soon be more widely available in the Dutch provinces of Noord-Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland.
March 11, 2024

Eaton EV chargers meet CTEP requirements for charging and billing transparency

Eaton has announced its Green Motion EV chargers are certified to meet the California Type Evaluation Program (CTEP) requirements for transparent billing practices.
March 8, 2024

Importance of Equity: 40% of Flo's US chargers located in Justice40 communities

Flo has announced a significant milestone: almost 40% of the company’s US charging stations are in low-income or historically underserved communities.
March 6, 2024

UK budget: EV sector expresses disappointment at lack of support

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (March 6) unveiled his Spring Budget to the nation, and representatives from the electric vehicle and EV charging sectors are largely unimpressed with the lack of support to incentivise flatlining sales of EVs, and the failure to equalise the VAT rate on home and public charging.
March 4, 2024

Ev.energy to scale EV charging solutions across California

Ev.energy has been selected for a California Energy Commission (CEC)'s grant to deploy up to US$41m of public funding to make affordable EV charging available for all Californians.
March 1, 2024

ZEV mandate delay has not stopped charging infrastructure deployment

The UK government's delay in introducing the deadline for the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate has impacted EV sales but has not slowed charging infrastructure deployment, says Mark Winn, head of site acquisitions at charge point operator SMS.
February 29, 2024

Consumers Energy continues powering growth in public EV charging

Twenty-five new EV charging locations coming to Michigan will be in Consumers Energy's communities.