As electric vehicle charging infrastructure grows, a nagging complexity has popped up. Each electric vehicle charging networks has its own system with memberships. For an EV owner, that translates into a handful, or more, of standalone apps or RFID dongles used to activate and pay for charging. ChargePoint and Electrify America have reached an agreement that […]
Inside Electrify America’s plan to simplify electric car charging
We visit the company’s HQ and R&D lab for the inside scoop. Electrify America, a new national electric vehicle charging network, is launching a new mobile app and EV charging membership plans later this month. [Originally I wrote the app and plans launched on Monday; that was just the embargo timing] The company, which is coming […]
What Is Holding America’s EV Future Back While The World Charges Ahead?
The United States has been slow to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) compared to the rest of the world. While California leads the way in the US, with EVs making up perhaps 5% of new vehicle sales, 58% of new car sales in Norway were EVs, and other nations across Europe are well on the path […]