Hitachi Astemo will provide inverters and motors to Tier 1 supplier JATCO, which in turn will supply e-axles to Nissan for future EVs and e-POWER plug-in hybrids. Hitachi Astemo aims to expand sales of its electric axles to automakers, and also plans to supply motors and inverters for electric axles assembled by vehicle and gearbox… Read more »
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Two technologies. One mission: the future of charging.
Sponsored by ODU E-mobility and hybrid vehicles are in the fast lane! Demand for alternative drive systems is higher than ever before. Despite all the developments and innovations, one thing remains the same: If you want to drive, you need an energy source. The fact that the “fuel” is increasingly no longer fossil-based, rather pure… Read more »
EnviroSpark to deploy charging stations at 80 Starwood multi-family properties
Atlanta-based charging provider EnviroSpark has partnered with private investment firm Starwood Capital Group in a “multi-million-dollar” deal to deploy over 400 charging stations at some 80 multi-family home properties owned by Starwood across the US. EnviroSpark will deliver and install the charging stations at sites in 12 states over the next six to twelve months…. Read more »
FreeWire to provide battery-integrated charging for Chevron and Texaco stations
FreeWire Technologies will provide EV charging equipment and solutions for Chevron’s branded gas stations. FreeWire’s program includes battery-integrated chargers supported by energy management software with custom branding/design and analytics. FreeWire’s Boost Charger uses an integrated battery as a buffer to deliver high power output without stressing the local power supply. It’s designed to plug into… Read more »
Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030
The car that once advertised itself as “The Standard of the World” will go all-electric. Can the US luxury brand reinvent itself for a modern era…and for China? Among cutting-edge automotive buyers—the glitterati of Los Angeles, the tech millionaires of Silicon Valley, the finance titans of Wall Street—only one Cadillac is widely recognized. It’s a… Read more »
ConnectDER and Siemens Partner to offer a simple and clever solution for Level 2 charging installations
ConnectDER’s meter collar working together with Siemens’s charging station could save up to 80 percent of installation costs Getting set up to charge an EV at home is easy and affordable—except when it isn’t. For many, especially those who live in older homes, installing a home Level 2 charging station may require an upgrade to… Read more »
Jeep unveils its first three battery-electric SUVs
The Jeep Recon is square, the ‘Wagoneer S’ is a sleek, luxurious midsize SUV, and the tiny Avenger will only be sold in Europe The legendary U.S. Jeep brand announced it will sell four separate battery-electric SUVs in various markets by the end of 2025—three of which were unveiled this morning in an online presentation… Read more »
Nissan exec: EV batteries lasting longer than predicted
If you use social media, you probably see a never-ending stream of “articles” insisting that EV batteries wear out in a few years, making the cars worthless, that they can’t be recycled, they’re full of poisonous chemicals, yada yada yada. That would be news to Nissan’s UK Marketing Director Nic Thomas. “Almost all of the… Read more »
The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations
Q&A with Momentum Dynamics Wireless charging is nothing new—Charged has covered wireless EV charging since at least 2011—but it may be that its true value is only coming into focus now, as more and more commercial and transit fleets are electrifying. There are many reasons (safety, reliability, liability) that a fleet operator might not want… Read more »
Nuvve integrates its V2G solution with Switch’s cloud platform
Vehicle-to-grid specialist Nuvve has partnered with Switch, a London-based provider of charging management software, to integrate Nuvve’s GIVe V2G platform with Switch’s charging management platform for operations and maintenance (O&M). Switch’s cloud platform, built on an OCPP 2.0.1 and ISO 15118-enabled operating system, is “fully native to future-proof capabilities like Plug & Charge, V1G and… Read more »