Q&A with Frank Menchaca, President of SAE International’s Sustainable Mobility Solutions The reliability—or rather, the unreliability—of public EV charging stations is nothing less than a scandal, and it’s holding back EV adoption. This tragedy involves a cast of many players—automakers, charger manufacturers, network operators, electric utilities, and often a lot more—and all need to start… Read more »
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New York City to require rideshare fleets to use 100 percent EVs by 2030
Electrifying rideshare vehicles has the potential to deliver outsize emissions reductions, as they log many more miles than personal vehicles. In his recent State of the City speech, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that rideshare fleets operating in the city will be required to go zero-emission by 2030. The Big Apple is one… Read more »
Two thirds of Ford dealers opt to get certified to sell EVs, install public DC fast chargers
Auto dealers are widely considered to be a bottleneck for EV adoption, but it doesn’t have to be that way. EV-savvy automakers such as VW, GM, and Ford have no plans (that we know of) to abandon the dealership model, but they are taking steps to make sure their dealers have the assets they need… Read more »
PG&E to offer vehicle-to-grid export rate for commercial EVs
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology promises to be a true win-win: a powerful grid balancing resource for utilities and a source of incremental income for EV owners (electric school buses seem to be an ideal use case). But before V2G can really take off, there needs to be a system for utilities to compensate EV fleet operators… Read more »
EnviroSpark to deploy charging stations at 80 Starwood multi-family properties
Atlanta-based charging provider EnviroSpark has partnered with private investment firm Starwood Capital Group in a “multi-million-dollar” deal to deploy over 400 charging stations at some 80 multi-family home properties owned by Starwood across the US. EnviroSpark will deliver and install the charging stations at sites in 12 states over the next six to twelve months…. Read more »
Pickup truck lovers compare TCO of the Ford F-150 Lightning with the legacy gas version
When it comes to a comparison between Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning with the legacy gas version of the popular pickup, you can probably guess which model we at Charged prefer. But the folks at Pickup Truck + SUV Talk have a little different perspective. Publisher Tim Esterdahl, a self-described “truck guy,” has raised some reasonable… Read more »
Trends in EV charging capabilities
Sponsored by TTI and Phoenix Contact The growth of the electric vehicle market may feel inevitable: the focus on reducing CO2 emissions, the current political climate, investment by the government and automotive industry, and the ongoing pursuit of the all-electric society all point to a boon in electric vehicles. Until now, though, widespread adoption of… Read more »
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric
Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. Used by individual owners and businesses alike, pickups are a massive part of the… Read more »
2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 first drive: five tons of fun
The rebooted electric Hummer is an absurd vehicle, in some ways, but it’s an extremely well-executed absurdity. How do you review a 5-ton electric truck that accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in about 3 seconds? No other vehicle on the market is even close to direct competition. And comparing it to mass-market EVs like… Read more »
Consumer survey: drivers very satisfied with EVs, but not with dealership and public charging experiences
Plug In America has released the results of its second national survey of EV consumers. The 8,000 respondents included both current EV owners and consumers who are planning to purchase an EV. Most of the findings were about what one would expect. About 90% of respondents said they were “very likely” (77%) or “likely” (13%)… Read more »