Tritium, the Brisbane-based electric vehicle charging station company backed by coal entrepreneur Trevor St Baker, has won a deal to install charging stations at 2500 locations in the United Kingdom for fast-growing group Box Energi. Tritium, which has installed 3000 of its fast-charging stations around the world in 29 countries, aims to eliminate ”range anxiety” […]
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Electric Vehicles Lack Infrastructure Despite Surging Demand
Consumer trends point to a rise in electric vehicles in the coming years. However, investing in the infrastructure to support battery-powered cars and hybrids has been surprisingly thin, according to multiple market participants. Driven by government’s increased efforts to de-carbonize the transport sector and consumer trends away from gas-fueled vehicles, EV grew to 890,000 in […]
Kansas adds electric car charging at turnpike service areas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Electric charging stations have been introduced at the Topeka, Lawrence and Towanda services areas on the Kansas Turnpike. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the additions Wednesday, calling the charging stations “a game changer” for electric vehicle drivers, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. The Topeka Service Area, similar to the ones in Lawrence and […]
MG says sales of full battery electric car to begin in September
MG has just announced that the all-electric version of its ZS SUV/crossover will go on sale in the UK in September this year, with an on-the-road starting price of £28,495 (around $A50,500 plus the usual Australian mark-ups). After deducting the UK Government’s low emission vehicle grant of £3500 (plus a matching discount from MG), that […]
India Invites Proposals To Set Up 1,000 EV Charging Stations
India is making swift progress to ensure infrastructure for electric vehicles is in place to cater to the impending demand from the public sector. The Department of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises of the Government of India issued a second major expression of interest to prep the country’s electric mobility infrastructure, this time asking companies […]
Tesla’s new V3 Supercharger can charge up to 1,500 electric vehicles a day
Tesla has opened a massive next-generation electric vehicle charging station in Las Vegas that combines the company’s core products into one sustainable energy ecosystem, fulfilling a vision CEO Elon Musk laid out nearly three years ago. The new V3 Supercharger, which supports a peak rate of up to 250 kilowatts, is designed to dramatically cut […]
Government invites bids for setting up 1,000 EV charging stations
Government to incentivise the setting up of the charging stations; targets a minimum of 6,000 chargers. The Indian government is looking to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles in the country. From the FAME scheme’s second phase, which has a big-ticket budget of Rs 10,000 crore, to the recently proposed mandate for electrifying all two- and […]
New York to expand electric-vehicle charging stations
The New York State Public Service Commission recently approved the expansion of its direct current fast-charging infrastructure program, which makes fast-charging plugs at newly constructed charging stations eligible for an incentive. Qualifying stations must include a standardized plug of equal or greater charging capability as the other plugs being installed. Earlier this year, the commission […]
Indus plans to host EV charging units across its vast network of telecom towers
The move will let Indus secure a unique revenue stream outside the traditional model of renting towers to phone firms The move will allow the company to secure a unique revenue stream outside the traditional model of renting out its towers to mobile phone operators NEW DELHI: Indus Towers Ltd, India’s largest mobile tower company, […]
UK RELEASES PLAN TO PUT ELECTRIC CAR CHARGERS IN ALL NEW HOMES
Plugging In Lawmakers in the U.K. just announced new draft legislation that would require every new home to include a built-in electric car charging port. The plans, first announced last year, were released on Monday by England’s Department for Transport, according to CNBC. The proposals are currently available online for public consultation before the government […]