Mercedes-Benz will install EV fast-chargers at over 100 Starbucks locations, the two companies announced Monday in a press release. The initial phase will see Mercedes install 400-kw DC fast-chargers at Starbucks locations along the I-5 corridor, the highway route that served as the location for one of the earliest charging infrastructure... Mercedes-Benz adds Starbucks locations to its EV fast-charging network
Mercedes-Benz will install EV fast-chargers at over 100 Starbucks locations, the two companies announced Monday in a press release. The initial phase will see Mercedes install 400-kw DC fast-chargers at Starbucks locations along the I-5 corridor, the highway route that served as the location for one of the earliest charging infrastructure... 
Toyota and Lexus EV drivers will have access to Ionna Toyota has made an undisclosed investment in Ionna, becoming the eighth automaker to do so Ionna will support the NACS charge port set to be adopted in future Toyota EVs Toyota has joined the fledgling North American EV fast-charging network Ionna, the companies jointly announced Wednesday... 
Electrify America now has 350-kw DC fast-chargers up and running on the network and positioned to help fully electric off-roaders or recreational visitors take in nearby Arches National Park or Canyonlands National Park. The chargers, announced last May among 20 new fast-charging sites in Utah, are being supported by Electrify Commercial... 
Some Electrify America locations in California will limit charge to 85% “High-utilization station” locations were chosen for the pilot test Regular charging and idle fees apply Electrify America is testing a strategy that may help alleviate wait times at some of its busiest stations by preventing customers from charging all the way to... 
Copper remains lucrative for thieves, enough that public EV charging cables are now a target, reports the Associated Press. Charging cables contain large amounts of copper, prices for which are now at record highs. And charging-station operators are reporting increased instances of cut cables and thefts, according to the AP. Two years ago... 
Porsche on Thursday announced an agreement in the U.S. with ChargePoint to include the network’s chargers in its My Porsche app starting in Q4 of this year. With the app and its coordinated Porsche Charging Service, the arrangement will bring the total number of supported chargers to more than 86,000, according to Porsche. That aggregated... 
Other EV charging networks are catching up to the Tesla Supercharger network in customer satisfaction, according to a new J.D. Power study. The Tesla Supercharger network hasn't necessarily gotten worse in this areas, but other networks are improving, the study found. It still has the highest level of customer satisfaction among fast-charging... 
The Biden administration funded a $7.5 billion national EV charging network as part of the 2021 infrastructure law, but despite the investment new charging stations are rolling out at a slow pace, reports Automotive News. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program calls for 500,000 charging stations nationwide, but to date only... 
Faster DC charging has required a new generation of cable cooling, but General Motors is also looking at cooling of the charge port, a patent filing indicates. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) April 25, 2024, and originally filed by GM October 18, 2022, the patent application in question deals with cooling of EV... 
Amid uncertainty about the future of the Tesla Supercharger network, rival charging networks see an opportunity to grow. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently fired most of the Tesla Supercharger team, but has since reversed that move and attempted to hire people back. Tesla has also made it clear that it will continue the buildout of whatever new...