ChargePoint adds wait-list feature for electric-car charging stations

2014 BMW i3 REx fast-charging at Chargepoint site, June 2016  [photo: Tom Moloughney]Public charging infrastructure for electric cars is still fairly limited compared to gas stations. That leaves many electric car drivers in certain areas vying for relatively few stations—which can create friction. But network operator ChargePoint is rolling out a feature it believes will help streamline the process and increase station...

DC fast-charging in east, west coast corridors done, say VW, BMW

BMW i3 and Volkswagen e-Golf electric cars using Combined Charging System (CCS) DC fast chargingBMW and Volkswagen have finally completed a network of network of public DC fast-charging sites that use the Combined Charging Standard (CCS). In January 2015, the two German carmakers announced a collaboration with network operator ChargePoint to build more stations compatible with CCS—which their electric cars use. Known as the Express...

New Orleans: Big Easy to make life easier for electric car owners?

Nissan unveils New Orleans' first public charging station for electric cars (photo: Richard Read) New Orleans has a hot-and-cold relationship with environmentally friendly technology. Last week, however, the two were definitely on good terms as the city council voted unanimously to make life easier for current and future electric car owners. Crescent City crises Given the New Orleans' tenuous location--sandwiched between Lake Pontchartrain and...