CHARGE+ZONE, a leading EV charging company, today announced that it has successfully completed the first phase of installing 1600+ EV charging stations across 450+ locations and covering more than 15,000 km of highway across the country. With this milestone, the company has also announced plans to raise $125 million in equity as part of its […]
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HSBC India teams up with Tata Motors for EV financing solutions – EQ Mag
HSBC India has teamed up with Tata Motors for financing the purchase of the latter’s electric vehicles by the employee working in the corporate sector Under the collaboration, consumers holding a salaried account with HSBC India will get a chance to apply for a tailor-made loan to purchase an electric vehicle from Tata Motors’ EV […]
Tesla jumps as GM deal makes its charging network closer to US standard – EQ Mag
Tesla (TSLA.O) shares closed 4% higher on Friday after General Motors (GM.N) joined Ford (F.N) in agreeing to use its electric-vehicle charging network, a big win that analysts said could make Tesla Superchargers an industry standard in the United States. The rare partnership among three of the biggest U.S. automakers ensures that more than 60% […]
Tesla is about to pull the plug on its main EV charging rival – EQ Mag
In the 2000s, there was a media format war between Sony’s Blu-ray and Toshiba’s HD DVD. Sony, which owns a production company, convinced Warner Bros. to drop the rival format. And then Paramount followed suit, putting the last two nails in HD DVD’s coffin. Fast-forward to today’s electric vehicle charging standards war, and it feels […]
BPCL to add 165 EV charging corridors by March; to add 7.5 bn litres of ethanol capacity – EQ Mag
Rapidly expanding capability to promote cleaner vehicle fuels like ethanol and EV charging infrastructure, says P.S. Ravi, Executive Director of BPCL Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), the country’s second largest public sector oil marketing company (OMC), is rapidly expanding capacity in the green energy space. The company has taken the lead in promoting cleaner vehicle fuels […]
Western University To Establish 74 New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – EQ Mag
Seventy-four new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be installed across campus as part of a $1.45-million upgrade jointly funded by Western and Natural Resources Canada. Already home to six EV chargers, Western will soon add more – including two powerful rapid chargers – to its campus infrastructure. “Embracing the adoption of EV charging on […]
Getting to know EV charging infrastructure – EQ Mag
Global EV sales are set to jump 35% this year, meaning 14 million more EVs on the road There are 2.7 million public charging points for EVs globally, though availability varies significantly The EV charging infrastructure market is expected to soar at a CAGR of 31.02% between 2023 and 2030 Whenever we check in on […]
Analysis: Ford’s EV charging tie-up with Tesla ripples through industry – EQ Mag
SAN FRANCISCO : Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) decision to allow customers to use Tesla’s TSLA.O electric-vehicle charging network has sent ripples through the industry, raising questions about a national U.S. charging standard as well as the fate of charging startups that are struggling. The deal, announced last month, would open more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers […]
This Black-owned startup is fixing and learning from broken EV charging stations – EQ Mag
More than a quarter of public EV charging stations were found to be nonfunctioning, according to a survey done in California by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Cool the Earth, a nonprofit. Maintenance companies such as a California-based startup ChargerHelp! are expanding at lightning speed. Kameale Terry, founder of ChargerHelp!, says her […]
Creating A Sustainable EV Fast-Charging Future – EQ Mag
As the world transitions to renewable energy sources, electric vehicles (EVs) have become an increasingly popular choice for sustainable transportation. However, the widespread adoption of EVs also requires the development of efficient fast-charging infrastructure that delivers dependable financial returns. Microgrids have emerged as a viable solution to this challenge, offering the potential to make EV […]