In September, BMW, Ford and Honda agreed to form an equally owned company named ChargeScape to create a platform connecting electric utilities, automakers and interested EV customers. It is expected to be operational early in 2024. ChargeScape is designed to increase the value EVs can provide to the electric grid and to enable EV customers… Read more »
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Packaging second-life EV batteries into a plug-and-play energy storage system
Q&A with Smartville CEO and co-founder Antoni Tong What do EV batteries have in common with athletes and politicians? Once they age out (or get voted out) of their positions, they have the opportunity to have a lucrative (and in the case of batteries, useful) second career. Repurposing depleted EV batteries for stationary storage applications… Read more »
Juxta pitches its micro-retail stores to EV charging operators
It’s a maxim in the retail fuel trade that the gas brings in the customers, and the sodas and chips bring in the profits. Many expect the same equation to prove true once electrons replace distilled dinosaurs. JUXTA combines this concept with the trends toward self-checkout and rapid deployment. The JUXTA Nomad is a pre-assembled,… Read more »
Ampcontrol raises $10 million in financing for EV fleet charging software
US-headquartered Ampcontrol has secured $10 million in Series A financing from The Westly Group, along with existing investors AngelPad and Lorimer Ventures. Ampcontrol will use the funds to continue development of its AI-powered charging platform designed to reduce energy costs and EV charger downtime. The company says more than 20 fleet operators, including WattEV, First… Read more »
How charge management can reduce OpEx and CapEx for EV fleet projects
Q&A with The Mobility House Business Development Manager Sam Hill-Cristol If there’s one topic that everyone in the EV infrastructure field is talking about these days, it’s charge management. As organizations of all sizes electrify their vehicles, they often find that power consumption is a major constraint. Charging stations, especially those that serve large fleets… Read more »
ChargePoint launches new CP6000 Level 2 charger for Europe
ChargePoint’s new CP6000 Level 2 charger is “a complete charging solution for businesses and fleets,” and is designed for the needs of the European market. It offers AC charging at an adaptable output of 3.7 to 22 kW per port, and supports both one- and three-phase power. The CP6000 is designed to work seamlessly with… Read more »
Plugsurfing EV charging platform acquired by FLEETCOR Technologies
Business payment service provider FLEETCOR Technologies has acquired Plugsurfing, the operator of an “EV charging ecosystem platform.” Plugsurfing, which has offices in Berlin, Stockholm and Helsinki, aims to enable “a seamless driver experience” by connecting drivers, charge point operators and carmakers. The company’s platform incorporates a network of over 390,000 charge points across Europe, as… 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 »
The role of haptics in automotive electronics
Sponsored by TDK There is little doubt that the automobile has changed society over the past century. Cars have increased personal mobility, changed the way purchased goods are transported and revolutionized mass manufacturing. For many, driving an automobile is a rite of passage. To them, the feel of a car on the open road is… Read more »
WirelessCar launches Smart EV Routing
WirelessCar, a provider of digital services for connected vehicles, has launched Smart EV Routing, a product designed to enable EV drivers to optimize their long-distance journeys. WirelessCar’s Smart EV Routing uses real-time dynamic vehicle data combined with intelligent routing algorithms to offer a sophisticated route planner. WirelessCar’s Smart EV Routing uses an array of input… Read more »