The Federal Highway Administration is seeking feedback on how government rules should be updated to support the new NACS/J3400 standard, which enables other companies to manufacture and use Tesla’s formerly proprietary charging connector. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $7.5 billion in subsidies for public EV charging infrastructure. $5 billion of that will be funneled through… Read more »
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MoveEV’s ReimburseEV joins the Geotab Marketplace
US EV charging software and services provider MoveEV has partnered with Canada-based telematics company Geotab to integrate MoveEV’s ReimburseEV software into the Geotab Marketplace, which is an extensive charging management ecosystem of third-party and Geotab-developed applications and add-ons. The integration is designed to allow fleets with a variety of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids to… Read more »
BMW’s hometown Munich plant to go all-EV as ICE vehicles pass their “tipping point”
BMW says its historic plant in Munich will produce only electric cars from 2027, following a €650-million investment in expansion and upgrades, including the construction of a new vehicle assembly line and a new body shop. BMW’s Munich plant opened in 1922, and produced motorcycles until car production began there in 1952. It currently produces… Read more »
Amazon finds utility approvals to be the biggest EV charging infrastructure bottleneck
Many fleets are going electric, but to the best of our knowledge, none are doing so on the same scale as Amazon. The company says it’s now operating some 10,000 of the delivery trucks that it co-developed with Rivian, and it hopes to roll out 100,000 electric trucks by 2030. Building the trucks appears to… Read more »
Hyundai’s upcoming IONIQ 2 EV could sell for as low as $22,000
Forget about range anxiety and charging—the real barrier to EV adoption is affordability. The market badly needs a better selection of lower-priced EVs, but they’re mighty slow in coming. Hyundai has several more affordable EVs in the pipeline—the new 2024 Kona Electric is expected to have a starting price under $33,000. The IONIQ 3 is… Read more »
Solaris Bus & Coach sells 12 electric units to Warsaw Public Transport Authority
Polish bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach will deliver 12 of its articulated Urbino 18 electric buses to the Warsaw Public Transport Authority during 2024 and 2025. The new buses will expand Warsaw’s existing fleet of 150 Solaris electric buses, one of the largest in Europe. They will be operated by Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe, a… Read more »
Versinetic launches ISO 15118 hardware and EV charger software
Versinetic, a UK smart charging consultancy, has launched three new products: the Remora PLC Module, BalanSea software and White Label Installer App. The Versinetic Remora PLC Module is a new EV charging communication solution that meets ISO 15118-3 and DIN SPEC 70121 standards. The HomePlug Green PHY (HPGP) powerline communication (PLC) module offers versatile interfaces…. Read more »
Why terminal tractors are the best first choice to electrify
In a recent Charged webinar, Dave Schaller, Industry Engagement Director at the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) presented 10 electric truck case studies—real-world examples of how companies are benefitting from deploying EVs. The 10 examples cover a wide variety of use cases, including one that’s often cited as the perfect use case for… Read more »
InCharge Energy launches charge management software on Geotab Marketplace
California-headquartered InCharge Energy, a provider of commercial fleet EV charging infrastructure, has integrated its proprietary InControl CMS charge management software with the Geotab Marketplace, a network of fleet-management telematics services. The integration allows fleet managers to view EV data even when their vehicles are not plugged in, according to the company. It offers improvements in… Read more »
eVTOL developers cooperate to deploy interoperable charging equipment for airports
In what appears to be an example of healthy coopetition, Archer Aviation has bought several multimodal chargers from rival eVTOL manufacturer Beta Technologies. Beta says it has delivered two chargers to Archer’s flight test facility in Salinas, California, where Archer is conducting a flight test campaign with its four-passenger Midnight eVTOL air taxi. Both Archer… Read more »