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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleChina 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...
View ArticleNissan 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...
View ArticleBMW 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...
View ArticleTesla 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...
View ArticleTesla’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...
View ArticleReal 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...
View ArticleTesla 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...
View ArticleWhite 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleThomas 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...
View ArticleFirst ‘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...
View ArticleBy 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...
View ArticleTesla 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...
View ArticleTesla 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...
View ArticleTesla 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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