A company that installs EV chargers in streetlights claims this is not only a practical way to bring charging to urban areas, but also has a lower carbon footprint than conventional charging installations. That's the conclusion of a study commissioned by U.K.-based streetlight charging company ChargeLight and conducted by consultancy... Report: Light pole EV charging is the low-CO2 solution for cities
A company that installs EV chargers in streetlights claims this is not only a practical way to bring charging to urban areas, but also has a lower carbon footprint than conventional charging installations. That's the conclusion of a study commissioned by U.K.-based streetlight charging company ChargeLight and conducted by consultancy... 
Lucid is finally ready to start selling a home charger for its Air electric sedan. The automaker on Tuesday announced the launch of its Lucid Connected Home Charging Station with a $1,200 price tag. First mentioned by Lucid more than two years ago, the home charger takes advantage of the Air's 19.2-kw onboard charger to deliver up to 80 miles of... 
Are EV fast-charging stations smart business for existing gas stations? The oil giant Chevron appears to be exploring exactly that, with an arrangement that will lead to the rollout at some U.S. Chevron and Texaco gas stations of DC fast-chargers capable of delivering 200 miles of range in 15 minutes. Charging units for the fueling stations will... 
Widespread electric vehicle adoption depends on public charging—of all sorts, from overnight streetside or parking-garage connectors to road-trip fast-charging. Thus, the ratio of registered EVs to public charging connectors is important. It can’t get too high, or EV drivers won’t have the confidence that they’ll find a... 
The rental-car giant Hertz has announced several large-scale electric vehicle purchases from Tesla, GM, and Polestar, on the way to making EVs a quarter of its fleet by the end of 2024. That’s a lot of EVs—tens of thousands of them, and once in place they would quickly overwhelm existing public fast-charging stations around airports... 
South Korea's capital plans to install more than 200,000 EV chargers over the next four years in order to support a shift away from internal-combustion vehicles. Most of the city of Seoul's nine million-plus residents use the subway or buses, and the city was a pioneer in highway removal, but there are still around four million registered cars and... 
Tesla last week finally released a “CCS Combo 1” adapter for the North American market that will enable some recent models from the automaker to be charged at up to 250 kw on third-party stations, such as those from Electrify America or EVgo. In compatible models, it will allow owners to take advantage of a vast network of... 
Californians will vote later this year on whether to tax the wealthy to fund EV incentives and charging infrastructure. Proposition 30 would increase taxes on California residents who make over $2 million a year by $1.75% and direct the state to use that added revenue—estimated at $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, according to a voter... 
Fisker on Tuesday announced Wallbox as its official partner for home charging equipment. The two companies will start by offering Fisker Ocean electric SUV owners Wallbox home chargers for purchase through the Fisker website in the United States, Canada, and Europe, Fisker said in a press release. Wallbox will market its Pulsar Plus charger to... 
President Biden, in a speech at the Detroit Auto Show Wednesday, confirmed that the federal government is releasing a first round of funding to 35 states to start installing EV charging hardware on the way to a 500,000-charger U.S. network. As Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pointed out in a release, the 35 states given the green light are...