Electrify America, ChargePoint both pushing out connected home chargers

Electrify America Electric Vehicle Home ChargerTwo companies that are better known for their public charging networks have, just recently, rolled out new wifi-connected home-charging hardware. Both are AC charge points—or EVSE, as they’re sometimes called—although the two companies refer to them as chargers. Electrify America Tuesday rolled out a unit called the Electrify...

Byton in Korea, Subaru and Toyota, Mini going mini: Today’s Car News

Volkswagen ID 3Toyota and Subaru are joining forces for electric cars, and a lot more. Byton is reportedly considering Korea as an assembly point for trade reasons. And the Mini brand is considering making their cars small again, like they were when they were rebooted. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Mini Cooper Hardtop—that’s the...

UL expands into electric-car ecosystem, could speed up rollout of V2G

Polar Charge PointElectricians and home insurers have long recommended—or required, in some cases—that home appliances and electrical devices be UL certified and carry that familiar circular seal. Until relatively recently, some electric car chargers didn't carry it, and there were popular electric-vehicle chargers that carried no UL seal. Automakers...

Tesla rolls out V10 software, makes Q3 sales push

Tesla V10 CaraokeWould smooth Spotify audio or Netflix video integration sell you on a new electric car? Tesla started pushing out its much-anticipated Software Version 10, or V10, to owners last week, just as it intensified the push to sell what might, by some estimations, be a quarterly record for the company in the third quarter of 2019. Promotional e-mails...

2020 Hyundai Kona Electric comes better-equipped for cold snaps

2020 Hyundai Kona ElectricIf the Hyundai Kona Electric had been more widely available in its first year, we might have called it the year’s game-changer. It's a perky, roomy little all-electric hatchback and one that, from what we’ve experienced, doesn’t disappoint on its 258-mile EPA-rated range—with a 2019 price that’s about $30,000 after...