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Nissan says it will unveil the “Fuel Station of the Future”
Nissan announced that it will unveil the “Fuel Station of the Future” in partnership with Foster + Partners, a British architecture and design firm. Interestingly, Nissan features the all-electric...
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BMW and Nissan announce a partnership to deploy 120 fast-charging stations in...
BMW and Nissan jointly announced today an important partnership to deploy DC fast charging stations at 120 locations across 19 states. The locations are equipped with Greenlots-networked charging...
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Tesla Supercharger fire: Police can’t find a problem with the charger and...
Five days ago a Tesla Model S caught fire while plugged-in at a Supercharger in Gjerstad, Norway. When we first reported on the event last week, Tesla said that nobody was harmed and they are...
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Tesla’s sales were flat in Norway in 2015, but December looks encouraging
Tesla had an incredible year for sales and deliveries in 2015. The California-based automaker delivered 50,580 vehicles last year, which represents a 60% increase over the previous year. It’s hard to...
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Real World Opinion: Installing Level 2 chargers along roadways is a waste of...
On a recent electric road trip to upstate New York, I realized that, with the cold weather, my snow tires and a car full of kids who like to be warm, I would need over 30 more miles of electricity than...
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Tesla quietly released a new cheaper and upgraded ‘Tesla Wall Connector’
While the Tesla Model S grabbed much of the attention today with its redesign and a few new features, the automaker also quietly released a new ‘Tesla Wall Connector’ on its equipment website, which...
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White House unlocks $4.5 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure and...
The Obama Administration announced today a new set of executive actions to directly accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the US through the expansion of charging infrastructure. The main...
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‘Supercharger for all’: The first 150 kW fast-charging station comes online...
The first ‘GOFAST’ fast-charging station, which has been marketed as ‘Supercharger for all’ in reference to Tesla’s proprietary charging network, opened in Airolo, Switzerland this week. As previously...
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Thomas Edison’s DC Charging Station and 1914 Detroit Electric Model 47 [Gallery]
As part of the BMW of North America and the US National Parks Services event we wrote about earlier, we had a chance to take a look at Thomas Edison’s garage in Llewellyn Park and his Detroit Electric...
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First ‘ultra-fast’ electric car charging station comes online in Europe
Currently, there are two new separate ‘ultra-fast’ electric car charging networks with charge rates up to 350 kW coming up in Europe right now. The first station was brought online today – making it...
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By the time the low-cost Tesla is released, Supercharging might only take...
In an interview with MIT Technology Review, Tesla CTO JB Straubel says that battery charging technology is going to get even quicker than it is now. “It’s not going to happen in a year from now. It’s...
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Tesla Supercharger dashboard reveals that I5 corridor is close to being...
Great find from @mgillet onTwitter. This appears to be a Tesla dashboard at the headquarters showing significant growth in charging over the past few months. More importantly, we some highly...
View ArticleCalifornia, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode...
The NYTimes: In an effort to spur lackluster sales of electric cars, California, New York and six other states said on Thursday that they would work jointly to adopt a range of measures, including...
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Tesla does #Drivefree adventure from San Diego to Vancouver to celebrate...
Pictures above via Ryan! Tweets below chronicle the journey: more… The post Tesla does #Drivefree adventure from San Diego to Vancouver to celebrate completion of Supecharger network appeared first on...
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Tesla pushes back Supercharger station rollout moving Fall and Winter into...
Tesla rejiggered its Supercharger map today moving Fall and Winter 2013 into a “Coming Soon” category. Fall is a few weeks from being over and it was clear Tesla wouldn’t be able to make the deadline...
View ArticleExtremeTech reviews the Model S: “Go ahead”
Another Tech site reviews the Model S. Conclusion? Should you buy a Model S? Go ahead. It’s not your only car… If you have the money, go ahead and get a Tesla. If you can spend $75,000 on car, odds are...
View ArticleThe Chevy Spark EV gets fast charging option [video]
A nice option for a truly impressive little EV car. However 20 minutes for every 80 miles of drive time doesn’t really let you take long trips (vs 20 minutes for 170 miles on the Tesla Model S. It...
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Tesla D event predictions: sub-4 second 0-60 time for AWD Model S, radical...
I’m very excited to announce that I’m going to be going to LA for the Tesla D event launch and will be liveblogging it as it happens. Come back here Thursday evening at 7PM for all of the excitement....
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Tesla Livestream of 2015 4. Auto Shareholder Meeting notes and observations...
Head over to Tesla’s IR Website to follow along the livestream of the yearly shareholder meeting. We’ll be jotting down notes here of information of interest. 1. Shareholder doesn’t like leather....
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Tesla released a video of its new automated charging station prototype
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View ArticleContractor dies during Supercharger installation in Norfolk, VA
Sad news: It appears that one of the contractors putting up a Tesla Supercharger got electrocuted (unconfirmed but speculated) and has died. Norfolk Police are investigating a report of a worker who...
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Tesla partners with Airbnb to install charging stations at host’s homes
Today, Airbnb announced a partnership with Tesla to install charging stations at some Airbnb host locations. Eligible Airbnb hosts will receive a free Tesla Wall Connector, but they will have to pay...
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Indianapolis’ all-electric car sharing program, BlueIndy, officially launches...
Today Indianapolis is officially launching BlueIndy, its all-electric car sharing program. The program has been in the work for quite sometime now, but today 25 stations hosting up to 5 cars each are...
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Russian government will force gas stations to offer electric vehicle charging...
In an effort to stimulate the electric vehicle market in Russia, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree requiring the owners of gas stations to install charging equipment for electric cars at...
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Australia brings online its own “Electric Highway”
The Royal Automotive Club of Australia opened the “RAC Electric Highway“; a network of charging stations along the Australian west coast. more… The post Australia brings online its own “Electric...
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Tesla says its Supercharger network has seen a 5x increase in used for road...
Earlier this year we wrote about the impressive growth of Tesla’s Superchargers, a network of DC fast charging stations for the company’s electric vehicles, now Tesla says its network has seen a 5...
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Sungevity to offer free charging stations when going solar in the Bay Area
Sungevity is on a roll lately. Earlier this week, the company announced a partnership with Viridian and today it introduces a new program with PlugShare to offer free charging stations for electric...
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Tesla to bring ‘Destination Charging’ to Europe
Tesla Motors operates two kinds of charging networks: the Superchargers, a network of DC fast charging stations for long distance driving, and the Destination Charging network; level 2 chargers...
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Chargepoint releases new home EV chargers starting at $499 but are they the...
Chargepoint, one of the leaders in the commercial EV charging market, this week announced a new line of home chargers that are available at Amazon.com. The lineup starts at $499 for an indoor...
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Tesla is in talks with “some auto manufacturers” to share the Supercharger...
During a press conference today in Germany, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is in talks with “some [auto] manufacturers” to share the Supercharger Network. In the past, Tesla confirmed being...
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Tesla Model S is the best-selling all-electric car in the Netherlands – sales...
The Netherlands is an excellent market for electric cars, it’s not quite Norway, but when adding plug-in hybrids it’s getting close. As for all-electric vehicles, Tesla’s Model S is by far the...
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Fastned to prepare fast-charging stations for ultra-fast 300 kW charge rate
Charging is still the primary concern of any new potential electric vehicle buyer. They want to know where they can charge the car and how long it takes. Now with the numerous charging standards and...
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Hilton partners with Tesla and GE to install EV charging stations at 100 U.S....
Hilton announced today that they will team up with Tesla and GE to install electric vehicle charging stations at 50 U.S. hotels by the end of the year and 100 by the end of 2016. more… The post Hilton...
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Elon Musk’s quest to hire top talent – Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity are...
Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity – three companies influenced by Elon Musk – are currently on a massive hiring spree around the US. They already have a combined headcount of over 32,000 employees...
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BMW will install 500 DC fast charging stations across 25 U.S. markets in...
BMW is expanding its “ChargeNow DC Fast” program in partnership with eVgo by installing 500 more DC fast charging stations across 25 U.S. markets. eVgo already installed 100 stations throughout...
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New partnership between Blink, ChargePoint and EVgo lets you access all 3...
A major new partnership between Blink, BMW, ChargePoint, Nissan and EVgo was announced today at the LA Auto show. The five partners created the ROEV association with the goal to access all 3 charging...
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China opens a new fast-charging station with 25 chargers at 360 kW
While Beijing completely shutdown today after issuing its first ever ‘Red Alert’ over smog, the city also announced the opening of an impressive new electric bus charging complex in the Chaoyang...
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Following trends, Shell acquires Greenlots, a major EV fast charging...
Today, Shell announced the acquisition of Greenlots, an EV charging solutions company based in Los Angeles. Greenlots will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the oil giant’s “Shell New Energies US...
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BMW completing project to install 100 EV charging stations at US national parks
BMW says that it’s now on the verge of completing a project it announced a little more than two years ago — installing 100 EV chargers at US national parks. more… Subscribe to Electrek on YouTube for...
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Scottish Golf to install more than 1,000 EV charging stations
Scottish Golf, Scotland’s national governing body for amateur golf, has partnered with electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Forev to build a network of more than 1,000 charge points at affiliated...
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EV charging-station providers prepare for supersized electric vehicles and...
BC Hydro, a utility actively supporting EV infrastructure, is thinking about how its charging station can accommodate trailer-towing electric SUVs and trucks, as well as disabled drivers. more… The...
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Nevada launches annual incentives to boost EV adoption
Nevada launched new incentives yesterday from Nevada Energy’s (NVE) annual Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration (EVID) program that will help accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and...
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UK opens first fully electric vehicle service station, powered by solar, today
The UK’s first electric vehicle service station, known as the Electric Forecourt®, has been opened by GRIDSERVE today near Braintree, Essex, in southeast England. more… The post UK opens first fully...
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Six US utilities form Electric Highway Coalition in Southeast, Midwest
Six utilities today announced the formation of the Electric Highway Coalition. It’s a plan to ensure that electric vehicle drivers have access to a network of charging stations on major highway...
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Electric vehicle (EV) charging standards and how they differ
As more and more consumers make the green decision to forego their combustion engines for electric vehicles, they may not be as in tune with charging standards. kW, voltage, and amps might sound like...
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EnBW developing Europe’s largest EV fast charging station
German electric utility company EnBW has announced it is implementing a flagship charging station at the Kamener Kreuz autobahn interchange. When complete, the 52 charging points will make it the...
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Check out these 3 fun US summer road-trip ideas (with charge points)
Seven out of 10 Americans plan on taking road trips this summer. Electric vehicle drivers can, of course, use navigation systems, apps, and websites to find places to charge up, but utility company...
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Charging station straggler Indiana to spend $5.5M to catch up
Indiana has been slow to install electric car chargers, but the Hoosier State is now going to give eight electric utilities, including Duke Energy, NIPSCO, and AES Indiana, more than $5.5 million to...
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EGEB: Shell to install 50,000 EV chargers in the UK by 2025
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Shell’s ubitricity will install 50,000 on-street EV chargers in the UK. Two New York State villages have launched an opt-out community choice solar...
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Electric bike charging stations installed on the West Coast Electric Highway
The West Coast Electric Highway in the US, which sees electric car charging stations dotting the route from the Canadian border in the north to the Mexican border in the south, is getting a new type...
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