Bank of America and Electrify America have announced plans to greatly expand the number of B of A financial centers equipped with charging stations by the end of 2023. Bank of America’s collaboration with Electrify America began in 2019. At last count, B of A has 192 individual chargers at 51 locations in California, Florida,… Read more »
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Li-Cycle partners with LG to recycle battery manufacturing scrap
Li-Cycle, LG Chem (LGC) and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have agreed to cooperate on battery recycling and sales. Li-Cycle has agreed to recycle LGES’s battery manufacturing scrap and other lithium-ion battery material from its North American manufacturing sites over a 10-year period. Also, Li-Cycle has agreed to sell 20,000 tons of recycled nickel sulphate to… Read more »
States, NGOs, UAW all sue USPS over plans to buy gas delivery trucks
In the latest installment of “As the Postal Service Turns,” 16 US states, 4 environmental groups and the United Auto Workers union have filed lawsuits seeking to block the US Postal Service’s plan to buy mostly gas-powered next-generation delivery vehicles, arguing that the agency failed to comply with environmental regulations. Reuters reports that three separate… Read more »
SWTCH Energy raises $13 million for multi-family EV charging solutions
Toronto-based SWTCH Energy has secured $13 million in new financing to expand its EV charging solutions to multi-family buildings across North America, with an emphasis on serving low-to-moderate-income (LMI) communities. SWTCH provides EV charging and energy management solutions that address the challenges of EV ownership in multi-family buildings. SWTCH’s charging-as-a-service model is designed to reduce… Read more »
Hyundai to build EV assembly and battery factory in the US
Hyundai COO Jose Muñoz announced at the recent at the New York International Auto Show that his company will build a factory in the US for electric vehicle assembly and batteries. Automotive News reports that Hyundai plans to invest $300 million and create 200 new jobs at the plant. The automaker will choose a location… Read more »
Nissan reveals details of 2023 LEAF
The Nissan LEAF is the elder statesman of the EV world—it’s not the most glamorous car you can buy, but it’s an affordable workhorse that has benefited from 12 years of incremental improvement. Now Nissan has released some details of the refreshed 2023 LEAF, ahead of its official debut at the 2022 New York International… Read more »
Tesla wins approval to start production at Gigafactory Berlin
German authorities have granted Tesla conditional environmental approval to start production at Gigafactory Berlin, clearing the way for German-made Model 3s and Ys to start rolling off the line any day now. The plant has already assembled around 2,000 prototypes. Nothing is ever settled in a democracy, especially a paperwork-loving one. Tesla has received a… Read more »
Is Florida’s proposed infrastructure law anti-EV or pro-competition?
Charged’s home state of Florida is something of an EV hotspot—there are an estimated 58,000 electric vehicles in the Sunshine State, and according to the DOE, Florida has the third-largest number of charging stations in the US, behind only California and New York. This progress is not the result of any particular pro-EV policies of… Read more »
Li-Cycle to operate battery recycling facility at Ultium Cells factory in Ohio
Battery recycling firm Li-Cycle expects to begin operating a battery recycling facility in Warren, Ohio in early 2023 as part of its hub-and-spoke model. Li-Cycle will install and operate its proprietary Spoke technology and equipment on the site of the Ultium Cells battery manufacturing megafactory, which is currently under construction. Its output will be black… Read more »
2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark: Electrify America top digital platform, Tesla Superchargers top location experience
This year, Blink and Tesla Superchargers were added to the list of charging networks tested in 2020: Electrify America, EVgo, ChargePoint, EV Connect and Greenlots. Electrify America earned the top score in the Digital Platform category, as well as the top combined score for both categories. Tesla Superchargers received the top score in the Charging… Read more »