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Comemso’s Easy Chester Gen. 2 EV charging station test device is now VDE-compliant and supports power levels up to 60 kW

Germany-based test and measurement specialist comemso electronics has released a new version of its Easy-Chester EVSE testing device. The Easy Chester is a mobile functional test device for AC and DC charging stations that fully simulates the communication of an EV—with no need for a real vehicle. The Easy Chester intelligently detects the connected plug… Read more »

Vancouver Island city buys a RIZON Class 4 electric truck

The City of Colwood on Vancouver Island has deployed a RIZON e16M electric truck. The Class 4 medium-duty truck—upfitted with a dump body—will be integrated into Colwood’s municipal public works services. The delivery caps a busy month for RIZON, which also delivered trucks in Vancouver and Quebec. RIZON is Daimler Truck’s ninth and newest brand…. Read more »

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9: priciest Hyundai is huge inside, offers comfortable three-row travel

PROS: Capacious; rated range over 300 miles; built in the US; silent, smooth; NACS charging port. CONS: The most expensive Hyundai; looks are in the eye of the beholder. The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 is the brand’s largest and priciest electric vehicle. In fact, it’s the priciest Hyundai period, now that Genesis is the Korean… Read more »

bp pulse to install 400 kW DC fast EV charging sites at Waffle House locations across the Southeast

Scattered and smothered with a side of electrons, please! Road-trippers with a taste for retro cuisine and modern transportation will soon be able to charge their EVs at the iconic American diner chain Waffle House. EV charging operator bp pulse plans to install DC fast chargers at Waffle House locations in Texas, Georgia, Florida and… Read more »

Sany Group introduces electric excavators, crawler cranes, telehandlers and e-rollers

Sany Group has announced four new off-highway electric vehicles including excavators, crawler cranes, telehandlers and e-rollers. The new SCC2000A-EV is Sany’s largest pure electric lattice boom crawler crane. It features a 422 kWh high-capacity CATL battery that will support up to nine hours of operation. The SCC2000A-EV uses a 234 kW Danfoss motor that the… Read more »

Kenworth launches two new battery-electric trucks

Kenworth introduced two new battery-electric trucks at the recent ACT Expo: the T880E, a Class 8 vocational electric truck for the North American truck market; and the Next Generation T680E, designed for short and regional haul, LTL and drayage operations. Both are now available for order from Kenworth dealers in the US and Canada, and… Read more »

Walmart to own and operate EV charging stations at thousands of locations by 2030

As anyone who makes long drives in an EV will tell you, we need more public DC fast charging. Well, help is on the way. Back in 2023, Walmart announced plans to install chargers at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations by 2030. Now the company has opened up three locations on a pilot… Read more »

Volvo and Putzmeister showcase battery-electric concrete pump truck

Volvo Trucks and German manufacturer Putzmeister have developed an electric concrete pump truck to be delivered to the Swedish construction company Swerock. The concrete pump was developed in response to a request from Swerock, which is a long-time customer of Volvo Trucks. The four-axle electric pump truck has a total weight of 32 tonnes and… Read more »

A new report suggests US EV charging networks are slowly improving—and getting more prevalent

EV charging stations: more plugs, standardized pricing, and reliability rises a little. The whole topic of charging an electric vehicle remains a mystery to EV-curious car shoppers. Dealership sales staff often know little more than their customers. YouTube videos with horror stories about dead public charging stations, long lines, and slow charging—not to mention outright… Read more »

UK EV charging provider Paua adds Milence’s high-power electric truck charging sites to its network

Paua, a UK-based EV charging network for fleets, has partnered with charging solution provider Milence. Paua will integrate Milence’s high-power charging sites for electric trucks into its network, allowing fleet customers to gain access to Milence’s strategically-located charging hubs using Paua’s charging platform. Paua’s EV fleet charging platform provides seamless access to a UK-wide network… Read more »