U.S. Reps. Andy Levin (D-MI) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) unveiled updated legislation to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the country. During a virtual press conference on Wednesday, the congress members said their updated Electric Vehicle Freedom Act will create good-paying union jobs nationwide while electrifying America’s highway system and taking necessary […]
RAC Adds Emergency EV Chargers to Hundreds of Breakdown Vans
New deal sees recovery service extend support for electric car owners The RAC is to add emergency EV charging facilities to more than 300 of its vans as part of a new partnership. The “fuel cans for electric cars” will allow roadside crews to revive batteries in EVs which have run out of charge, rather […]
JuiceBar and NetZero Microgrid Solutions Deliver Commercial EV Charging Design and Deployments
NORWALK : JuiceBar, a leading manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the United States, is pleased to announce its newest partner, NetZero Microgrid Solutions (NZM Solutions). NZM Solutions is committed to sustainability in the transportation sector. NZM Solutions enables turnkey electrification strategies to support critical infrastructure needs for commercial real estate, fleet operators […]
Greece Goes Coal-free as Moto Installs EV Chargers: The Sustainability Success Stories of the Week
As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe. Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, […]
Biden wants 500,000 EV chargers by 2030: Here’s how that works
The Biden Administration wants 500,000 EV chargers across the US, and now the White House is explaining just how that’ll roll out – and some of the new technology it’s counting on to make zero-emissions transportation more feasible. The ambitious charger goal was announced back in March 2021, with President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan […]
ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working
The coming wave of electric vehicles will require more than thousands of charging stations. In addition to being installed, they also need to work — and today, that isn’t happening. If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. Kameale C. […]
BP’s Chinese EV chargers and circular football pitches: The sustainability success stories of the week
As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe. Published every week, the new series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, […]
VW wants to test robotic EV chargers for self-driving cars
The future is electric and autonomous The cars of the future will be electric and robotic, so why not use robots to charge their batteries, too? Volkswagen announced a pilot project on Thursday to test that very possibility. The German auto giant is partnering with Bay Area startup Stable Auto under the umbrella of its […]
Bavarian solar-plus-storage subsidy scheme launches today
A new subsidy scheme for residential solar-plus-storage installs is now live in Bavaria. The state in southern Germany will provide €500 (US$550) for a storage system of at least 3kWh and a further €100 (US$110) for each additional 1kWh up to a maximum of €3200 (US$3530). The storage system must be paired with a solar […]
GST rate slashed to 12% on EV chargers; industry sees it as sentiment booster
The GST committee on Friday reduced GST on EV Charger from 18 per cent to 12 per cent. New Delhi: Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman led goods and service tax (GST) council on Friday approved reduction GST on electric vehicle chargers to 12 per cent from 18 per cent earlier. However, no relief was […]