Palmer Digital Group, Samsung and IoTecha have partnered to launch a new EV charging kiosk that “offers new opportunities for businesses to visually engage with their customers and generate revenue.” The new charging kiosk combines Samsung’s video displays, IoTecha’s EV charging technology and Palmer Digital’s integrated solutions. The integrated Samsung OH55A displays can be used… Read more »
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Overcoming the complexities of charging infrastructure for your heavy-duty EV fleet (Webinar)
Electrifying commercial vehicles is a critical part of reducing emissions. To achieve maximum impact the pace of fleet electrification needs accelerating, fast, nowhere more so than in the heavy-duty trucking industry. While EVs of all sizes are now flooding the market there remains two key hurdles faced by fleet operators – charging infrastructure that responds… Read more »
AMPECO raises $16 million for expansion of its EV charging management platform in the US
EV charging management platform AMPECO has raised $16 million in venture capital investment after closing a $13-million Series A funding round led by BMW i Ventures. The round also included LAUNCHub Ventures, Cavalry Ventures and a number of angel investors. The company offers a white-label, hardware-agnostic EV charging management platform that covers public, private and… Read more »
How Phoenix Contact’s e-mobility infrastructure is shaping charging technology
Sponsored by Phoenix Contact Phoenix Contact Group is made up of 15 German and four international companies, along with 11 manufacturing locations, and has a footprint in more than 100 countries. The 99-year-old company offers creative solutions in the fields of connection technology, electronics and automation and is independent in its entrepreneurial and decision-making freedom…. Read more »
Former Tesla exec launches electric boat manufacturing firm in Florida
John Vo, the former Manufacturing Chief at Tesla, has formed a company to manufacture electric boats. Blue Innovations Group will demonstrate its hull, propulsion system and user interface at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company has established a manufacturing site in Pinellas Park, Florida (next door to Charged’s home city of… Read more »
Charging lithium-ion cells at different rates boosts EV battery pack life, per Stanford study
Stanford University researchers have found a way to make lithium-ion battery packs last longer and suffer less deterioration from fast charging. In “Extending Life of Lithium-Ion Battery Systems by Embracing Heterogeneities via an Optimal Control-Based Active Balancing Strategy,” published in IEEE Xplore, the researchers explain how actively managing the amount of current flowing to each… Read more »
Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages
Q&A with Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley During periods of rapid technological change, it often turns out that certain new products have highly useful applications that few—perhaps not even their inventors—originally foresaw. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global. When we first covered… Read more »
Will bidirectional EV charging kill generators? Generac downgraded by stock analysts
In the wake of the recent hurricanes in Florida, we saw the usual flood of anti-EV articles claiming that it’s better to have a gas vehicle in a natural disaster. Your favorite correspondent also got an article out of the situation, and concluded that on balance, you’re better off in an EV (although a lifted… Read more »
New York City orders 71 more EV ARC solar charging systems from Beam Global
New York City has placed an order for an additional 71 of Beam Global’s EV ARC solar-powered EV charging systems. This is the city’s seventh order, and it brings its fleet of EV ARC EV charging systems to 160. The new units are flood-proof to 9.5 feet, wind-rated to 125 mph, and feature an emergency… Read more »
ADS-TEC’s ChargeBox Dispensers can provide battery-buffered EV charging in indoor locations
ADS-TEC Energy has announced two new installation options for its battery-buffered ChargeBox system. The ChargeBox Dispenser can now be installed indoors, and the associated ChargeBox Booster outdoor battery—which was previously installed partly underground—can now be completely installed at ground level. The new installation options are available now in Germany, and are planned for other European… Read more »