Tag: charging
Alexa, find me an EV charging station
Amazon’s conversational voice assistant, Alexa, has made its way into many electric vehicles in recent years. Now, along with ordering Alexa to ‘play Despacito’ or ‘call Mom,’ EV drivers in the U.S. with Alexa-enabled cars will be able to ask Alexa to find the nearest public charging spot. Charging network EVgo will be the first
Schneider energy system to help manage EV charging, solar power, more
One of the more unfortunate consequences of our energy companies failing to invest in smarter and greener technology when it had the chance, is that now we have to do it all ourselves. And it’s certainly not the most fun in the world trying to tie together a grid inside your own home with so
Porsche Taycan onboard charger upgrade cuts charging times nearly in half
As more people experience electric vehicles, the uncertainty around issues like the range and driving feel is starting to evaporate. Even affordable EVs offer 250-plus miles of range. But there’s one area where all EVs have room for improvement: charging times. Today’s fastest-charging EVs include the GMC Hummer, Lucid Air, and Porsche Taycan, which can
Electric-vehicle charging stations could use as much power as a small town by 2035
Charging infrastructure along US highways will need major upgrades to deliver the amount of power needed in the EV future, a new study suggests. EVgo A boom in electric cars and trucks will require big upgrades to charging infrastructure. A new study suggests that by 2035 some stations will need to provide as much power
BP Pulse and Hertz will build first Gigahub EV charging location at LAX
In September, energy company BP announced the formation of a partnership between its EV infrastructure and software division BP Pulse and Hertz to build a nationwide network of charging locations called Gigahubs. Hertz offers EVs at more than 500 locations in 38 states, BP Pulse had already started installing chargers at 25 Hertz locations this
Home EV charging is hampered by a variety of building codes coast to coast
“There’s just simply no way that someone will…purchase an EV if they realize that their home is not able to accommodate a charger,” Kingston said. If the federal government is going to mandate that new-vehicle sales reach 100 per cent electric by 2035, it must also ensure that every province is “on the same page”
Electric Cars, EV Charging, The Grid, Technology, & The Future
Phew, that’s a really long title, huh? But it has to be, because the topic is really big and it affects pretty much everyone who uses electricity or drives a car. That would be most of us. You may not realize it, but civilization is in the midst of a tremendous upheaval. Everything is being
U.S. approves remaining EV charging infrastructure plans
The agency will continue to work closely with states as they implement the funding, Pollack said. States had until Aug. 1 to submit EV infrastructure deployment plans to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, created by the U.S. Energy and Transportation departments in December to assist with planning and implementing a national EV charging