2024 Kie EV9 bidirectional charging: Here’s how it will work

Wallbox Quasar 2 with Kia EV9The Kia EV9 electric SUV is shaping up to be one of the most important EVs yet for North America. That’s partly because it takes a shape and size that lands right in the midst of the U.S. family vehicle market, and in at least some forms lays down the promise of 300 miles of range. But it’s also because the EV9 promises to help make...

2024 Kia EV9 bidirectional charging: Here’s how it will work

Wallbox Quasar 2 with Kia EV9The Kia EV9 electric SUV is shaping up to be one of the most important EVs yet for North America. That’s partly because it takes a shape and size that lands right in the midst of the U.S. family vehicle market, and in at least some forms lays down the promise of 300 miles of range. But it’s also because the EV9 promises to help make...

Which US states are falling short on public EV chargers?

Tesla SuperchargerWhich states are doing the best in terms of providing the right number of public chargers—and the right type of public chargers—for the growing fleet of electric vehicles? The answer might not be as simple as one metric, suggests a study looking to assess the state of EV demand and infrastructure readiness. But it does attempt to...

Ford adds Apple Maps EV routing to F-150 Lightning

Ford Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning getting CATL LFP batteriesDrivers of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck will soon be able to choose to navigate with Apple Maps, if that’s what they prefer, and receive guidance on where to charge along the way. The news comes via CarsDirect, which noticed the feature mentioned in a Ford dealer communication sent out this week, disclosing that all Lightning...

Honda sets timeline for adopting Tesla NACS charging

Afeela electric sedan prototypeHonda on Thursday announced that it’s formalized an agreement with Tesla for the adoption of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) in future U.S. EVs—and what it appears to highlight is that dealerships will need to juggle two different charging standards during the arrival of its upcoming EVs. Although Honda confirmed...