As anyone who makes long drives in an EV will tell you, we need more public DC fast charging. Well, help is on the way. Back in 2023, Walmart announced plans to install chargers at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations by 2030. Now the company has opened up three locations on a pilot… Read more »
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it’s electric installs public curbside chargers in San Francisco
Curbside charging pioneer it’s electric has installed two chargers as part of a new pilot program in San Francisco. The deployment is the result of months of collaboration between it’s electric and various city agencies. Data evaluation and lessons learned from the pilot will inform recommendations to establish a more permanent curbside charging permitting process…. Read more »
A new report suggests US EV charging networks are slowly improving—and getting more prevalent
EV charging stations: more plugs, standardized pricing, and reliability rises a little. The whole topic of charging an electric vehicle remains a mystery to EV-curious car shoppers. Dealership sales staff often know little more than their customers. YouTube videos with horror stories about dead public charging stations, long lines, and slow charging—not to mention outright… Read more »
Nissan’s Energy Charge Network adds access to 17,800 Tesla Superchargers
Nissan Ariya drivers have gained access to 17,800 Tesla Superchargers within the Nissan Energy Charge Network (NECN), bringing the total number of public chargers in the network to more than 100,000 in the US and 25,000 in Canada. Nissan EV owners will need a Nissan-provided NACS adapter kit to access Tesla Supercharger stations, which is… Read more »
No garage, no driveway, no problem: itselectric is bringing curbside EV charging to the US
itselectric establishes best practices for curbside EV chargers. Q&A with itselectric co-founder and CEO Nathan King. For the last few years, the EV industry has been agonizing over the problem of providing charging for urban drivers who depend on on-street parking, and have no possibility of installing chargers at their homes. EV journalists, including your… Read more »
J.D. Power: satisfaction with public EV charging infrastructure improved since 2023
The public EV charging infrastructure in the US improved in the second quarter of the year, after having shown improvement in the first quarter as well, according to research conducted by consumer intelligence firm J.D. Power. The J.D. Power 2024 US Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging Study, which was released last month, brings a fresh… Read more »
Which urban neighborhoods have the highest EV adoption rates, and why?
To date, most EV buyers, at least in the US, have been suburban dwellers, and these folks may not understand what the fuss is about charging. They install a charger in their carport or driveway, and never look back. But for EV adoption to reach the next cohort of drivers, there needs to be a… Read more »
Logistics provider NFI opens heavy-duty EV charging hub near California ports
Logistics provider NFI and charging network Electrify America have announced the grand opening of NFI’s new DC fast charging facility in Ontario, California. The charging hub will support NFI’s fleet of 50 heavy-duty electric trucks, which perform drayage operations in and around the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. When fully completed, the new… Read more »
ABI Research report projects public EV charging revenue to reach $164 billion by 2035
US-based tech research firm ABI Research foresees revenue from public EV charging growing by 2035 to more than $164 billion. EVs are expected to comprise 27% of registered cars globally by that date. The Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure report also found that by 2035, about two thirds of public charging points will be AC chargers… Read more »
EnviroSpark has installed over 7,800 charging plugs. Here’s what the company has learned.
EnviroSpark runs its own EV charging network and helps others with installations, including Tesla, Volkswagen and Ford. The parlous state of public charging reliability has emerged as a major roadblock to wider EV adoption, and the entire industry is going through a soul-searching phase, trying to identify the roots of the problems and correct them…. Read more »