WEX Fleet card now combines gasoline and public EV charging transactions into one card, one account, and one invoice. WEX says it is the first fuel card provider to unify fueling and public EV charging payments across its proprietary closed-loop fuel network, targeting mixed-energy fleets that operate internal combustion engine vehicles and EVs. The card… Read more »
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Ford dials back EV efforts, will focus on high-margin fossil fuel trucks
As expected, Ford has cancelled production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Also no surprise to those of us who follow the industry: the company has issued a pair of press releases designed to frame the failure as a positive development. And it may be—if the company’s goals are to shore up its bottom… Read more »
Dover Fueling Solutions adds NACS cable option to its fast EV chargers
Dover Fueling Solutions, a provider of energy dispensing equipment to gas stations and convenience stores, has added an NACS (SAE J3400) cable option to its Wayne PWR DC fast charger. The new NACS cable configuration allows DFS customers with Wayne PWR to select the setup that best meets their site needs, including CCS1, NACS or… Read more »
DeWalt’s 60V MAX mower is the ultimate EV for your yard
Vehicles and equipment in every class, from power tools to heavy-duty trucks, are going electric, and the humble lawn mower is no exception. Corded electric lawn mowers have been sold since the 1930s, but these were cute little things with limited power, suitable only for customers with very small yards, and/or those who lacked the… Read more »
California makes $55 million in new incentive funding available for public EV fast charging installation
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has launched a new $55-million program that offers rebates of up to 100% of the installation costs for EV fast chargers at businesses and public sites in the state. The Fast Charge California Project is part of the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP), which has supported the deployment of… Read more »
Choosing the perfect sites for EV charging projects: EVpin’s all-in-one site selection and design tool
Q&A with EVpin CEO and founder Maythem Alsodani Whatever kind of EV charging facility you’re planning to deploy—from a Level 2 destination or multi-family site to a highway DC fast charging station to a commercial fleet depot—site selection is a critical part of the process. Many criteria need to be considered, including not only potential… Read more »
Providing EV charging intelligence where it’s needed
Some EV charging infrastructure control functions are best handled on-site, some in the cloud. Driivz and Sparkion offer a combination of both. Every EV charging system consists of various components, including hardware (chargers, switchgear), software (charging management, user apps) and services (installation, payment processing, maintenance). As regular Charged readers know, companies that want to provide… Read more »
AMPECO and i-charging partner to deliver NTEP/CTEP-compliant DC charging in the US
EV charging management software provider AMPECO (see our interview with CEO Orlin Radev) has partnered with i-charging, a manufacturer of DC charging hardware, to deliver a fully NTEP/CTEP-compliant EV charging solution. The California Type Evaluation Program and National Type Evaluation Program require EV Charge Point Operators (CPOs) to provide customers with accurate information about the… Read more »
Clearing the electrical service bottleneck for EV charger installation
Power Innovations International’s new line of DC fast chargers can accept a wide range of input voltages. There are three things everyone in the EV industry seems to agree on: (1) we need more charging infrastructure; (2) it needs to be more reliable; and (3) installation often takes much too long. Project delays very often… Read more »
Sion Power advances Licerion battery commercialization with production line
US battery technology developer Sion Power has taken a step toward commercializing its Licerion battery technology by installing a new large-format battery cell production line, which it developed in partnership with Germany’s Muhlbauer. The new fully automated manufacturing line will be capable of producing 75 MWh of 56 Ah lithium metal cells annually. It will… Read more »