Following the rupture between the US and Canadian arms of the North American auto industry, Canada reversed years of industrial policy and slashed tariffs in order to allow a limited number of Chinese EVs into its market. Chinese automakers are losing no time in taking advantage of the opportunity. Chinese EV giant BYD has announced… Read more »
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Dealerships sue Volkswagen over plans to sell Scout plug-in vehicles directly to consumers
In the Internet Age, consumers have gotten used to buying products directly from their makers, and many see the traditional arrangement by which automakers can sell their wares only through independent dealerships as a vestige of a previous century. “Not so!” say dealers. “We provide essential product information and after-sales service.” But EVs require less… Read more »
Ford Charge network launches with fast charging stations at 320 Ford dealerships nationwide
Ford has launched Ford Charge, a new network of nearly 1,200 DC fast chargers located at over 320 Ford dealerships across the United States. Ford says the network provides reliable public charging for all compatible electric vehicles, not just Ford models. John Grappone Ford in Bow, New Hampshire, reports it is the first dealership to… Read more »
Long-Lewis Auto selects ADS-TEC Energy’s ChargeBox to provide EV charging at Ford dealerships
Alabama-based automotive retailer Long-Lewis Auto Group has deployed the battery-buffered DC fast charging platform ChargeBox from ADS-TEC Energy, a supplier of battery-based energy storage and fast-charging systems, at multiple Ford dealerships. The locations include Long-Lewis Ford of Hoover, Long-Lewis Ford of the River Region and Long-Lewis Ford of the Shoals in Alabama. The chargers are… Read more »
Bollinger Motors adds TEC Equipment dealerships to its commercial network
US electric truck manufacturer Bollinger Motors, a subsidiary of EV maker Mullen, has named truck and trailer dealer TEC Equipment as a Bollinger Motors dealer. TEC is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The addition of 20 TEC sales and service locations in Arizona, California, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington expands Bollinger’s dealer network… Read more »
Allego to supply fast EV chargers to Ford’s European dealerships
International EV charging network Allego, headquartered in the Netherlands, plans to supply high-power EV chargers with capacities of up to 400 kW to hundreds of Ford dealerships across Europe. Deployment of the technology to Ford’s public BlueOval Charge Network, which includes 600,000 charging points across 36 European countries, is expected to begin this year. Ford… Read more »
Stellantis partners with AGI to advance electrification of its US dealerships
Automaker Stellantis and its 2,600-plus US dealers are partnering with EVSE supplier AGI to accelerate transition to EV sales and service and to improve the convenience, accessibility and reliability of EV charging. Stellantis selected AGI to provide turnkey EV charging infrastructure, including the engineering, installation and maintenance of the systems at more than 2,600 locations…. Read more »
EnviroSpark to install EV charging stations at Ford dealerships in nine states
Georgia-based EV charging company EnviroSpark has signed agreements to engineer and install 432 DC fast charging stations for Ford and Lincoln dealerships at 24 locations across 9 US states. Ford will require all dealerships selling EVs to have EV chargers on their lots by 2024. EnviroSpark offers turnkey design, installation and operation of EV charging… Read more »
Blink Charging to supply chargers to North American GM dealerships
Blink Charging (Nasdaq: BLNK) is deploying its IQ 200 Level 2 chargers at participating GM dealerships in the US and Canada. Working with facility solutions provider ABM, which delivers turnkey EV charging installations, Blink has already started shipping chargers to selected GM dealerships, and has more orders to be filled over the next several months…. Read more »
EV Connect to provide charging management and network services for GM dealerships
GM has approved EV Connect as a solution provider to support the deployment of charging stations at GM dealerships across the US and Canada. EV Connect will provide its charging management solutions, which include data analytics and 24/7 customer support. The first charging stations under the new program have been installed at select GM dealers,… Read more »