Chinese automaker BYD has announced an ultra-fast EV charging system that it says can deliver a full charge to its latest EV models within five to eight minutes, similar to the amount of time needed to fill a fuel tank with gas. The company says its one-megawatt flash chargers can provide enough energy for nearly… Read more »
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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 »
Pando’s minimalist solution allows more EV charging in less space at less cost
Who needs charging stations? Q&A with Pando founder and CEO Aaron Li. During times of rapid technological development, many companies address the new technology by adapting the trappings of the old (Remember internet portals and online malls?). However, those who think “outside the box” (Remember that tired old phrase? It’s back!) are sometimes able to… Read more »
Ford distributes 140,000 free NACS EV charging adapters
Tesla announced plans to open up its Supercharger network to drivers of other brands’ EVs some years ago, but making this a reality remains a work in progress. EVs equipped with a CCS connector need an adapter to work with Tesla’s NACS (also known as SAE J3400) connector, and the Supercharger network’s software must be… Read more »
2025 Volvo EX90: the all-electric 3-row crossover you’d expect, plus edgy tech
The 2025 Volvo EX90 three-row electric SUV has been a long time coming. First unveiled in Sweden back in November 2022, its production at a new plant in Charleston, South Carolina, was delayed for many months to resolve software issues. The EX90 entered production there in June 2024 for North American and European markets. (The… Read more »
Peter Rawlinson steps down as Lucid CEO
Peter Rawlinson was the Chief Engineer behind Tesla’s Model S. In 2016, he helped to launch Lucid Motors, and he became the company’s CEO in 2019. (See our in-depth Q&A with Mr. Rawlinson.) Now Lucid has announced that Rawlinson has stepped down as CEO, and will transition to the role of Strategic Technical Advisor to… Read more »
CAA tested 14 EVs in the frigid Canadian winter. Here’s what their experts discovered.
The Canadian Automobile Association, inspired by the Norwegian El Prix winter EV range test series, recently tested 14 EVs under typical winter conditions in the Great White North. The 14 EVs were driven from Ottawa to Mont Tremblant in sub-zero temperatures varying from -7° C (19.4° F) to -15° C (5° F). Out of the… Read more »
First Drive: For 2025, updated Hyundai Ioniq 5 adds XRT “off-road” model to growing lineup
It’s still the Ioniq 5 you know and love, with some useful tweaks plus hot-rod and XRT versions. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover utility vehicle is now a familiar site in regions where electric cars are popular. Entering its fourth model year in North America, the square-edged hatchback gets some minor updates to styling, inside… Read more »
Scout Motors is confident it will win the right to sell EVs directly to customers
In the early 2010s, Tesla poked a couple of bricks out of the dealership wall that separates automakers from consumers in the US market. Could that wall come crashing down someday soon? The dealership model, with its leisure-suited salespeople performing their high-ball, low-ball, “let me see what we can do” dance, has been an anachronism… Read more »
At Rivian’s Electrical Hardware Lab, Sandy Munro checks out the new GEN2 architecture
Munro & Associates is known for its teardowns of the latest and greatest vehicles, and CEO Sandy Munro is known for explaining technical engineering topics in an engaging, accessible style. In a new video on the Munro Live YouTube channel, Sandy pays a visit to Rivian’s Electrical Hardware Lab in California, and speaks with Vidya… Read more »