Panasonic announced today that it will supply lithium-ion batteries for Toyota’s new Prius PHEV. The company is already supplying nickel-metal hydride batteries to several automakers, but this will be the first time its lithium-ion offerings appear in a production vehicle. The Japanese electronics giant is charging ahead in the battery business, with a major R&D… Read more »
Search Results Found For: "Plug &"
Plug-in Prius goes on sale
The long-awaited PHEV version of Toyota’s trendsetter will begin deliveries in Japan in January, and in the US in March.
Southern California Public Power Authority chooses Lynkwell for EV charging network management
The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) has selected energy infrastructure provider Lynkwell to provide EV charging station load management and network support services for its extensive existing infrastructure and future expansion. Lynkwell’s charging station management system (CSMS) platform supports its ViaLynk network and more than 10 other white-label networks for utilities, municipalities, businesses and… Read more »
GMC Sierra EV Denali Max Range: Luxury ride or tricked-out work truck? Why not both?
Here in the Land of Pickup Trucks, there’s a truck for every taste—GM alone offers at least two dozen different variants. The GMC Sierra EV Denali Max Range is for the pickup fan with a taste for the best (and the means to gratify it). This EV, built by union labor at GM’s Factory Zero,… Read more »
ChargerHelp guarantees no-excuses EV charging uptime for a fixed fee
EV charging reliability as a service: Q&A with ChargerHelp CEO Kameale Terry. It’s not news to Charged readers (or anyone who makes EV road trips) that public charging has a reliability problem. But whose problem is it? Many of the entities that installed public EV chargers over the last decade (businesses, municipalities, utilities) appear not… Read more »
AMPECO and Zerova cooperate on OCPP 2.0.1 integration
AMPECO is a provider of hardware-agnostic EV charging management software (See our Q&A with CEO Orlin Radev). The company has collaborated with EV charging hardware Zerova to complete comprehensive OCPP 2.0.1 testing. OCPP 2.0.1 enables seamless integration between Zerova’s hardware and AMPECO’s software platform. Zerova’s AX48 EV charger delivers 48 or 80 amps of power… Read more »
PHYTEC and PIONIX release EVCS-Cube development kit for EV charger manufacturers
Germany-based PHYTEC, which produces embedded components for industrial electronics, and EV software charging firm PIONIX have introduced the EVCS-Cube, a development kit for EV charging systems. EVCS-Cube combines PHYTEC’s phyVERSO-EVCS charger controller and PIONIX’s BaseCamp operating system, which is based on the open-source firmware stack EVerest. The ready-to-use development kit is designed for EV charging… Read more »
Electrify America opens expanded technology campus
US EV charging network Electrify America has opened a new Electrify America Technology Campus near its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. The 32,000-square-foot facility is designed for advanced validation and stress-testing of equipment and components in real-world conditions. It includes 22 hyper-fast chargers, the Center of Excellence Lab and the Technology Development Lab. The labs are… Read more »
Dover Fueling Solutions’ new Wayne PWR DC fast EV charger
A sign of the times? Dover Fueling Solutions, a well-known manufacturer of gas pumps and related products, has launched a new EV fast charger. The Wayne PWR is designed and manufactured in Austin, Texas for the US market, and is NEVI-compliant. Wayne PWR’s cloud-based charge station management system allows owners to monitor the status of… Read more »
Revel partners with computer vision startup Juice to introduce “face ID for EVs”
Brooklyn-based electric mobility and infrastructure platform Revel has formed a partnership with California-based startup Juice to integrate its automatic charging technology across Revel’s public fast charging stations in New York City. Juice uses computer vision to identify a user’s unique vehicle, and can then initiate charging sessions and complete payments with no need for physical… Read more »