EV drivers will get hands-free access to such information as the location and status of charging stations on ChargePoint’s mobile app on the CarPlay cockpit display screen. New Delhi: Electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint said on Tuesday that it will team up with Apple Inc to integrate a wide range of EV charging information in […]
ChargePoint electric vehicle charging network could go public
Several companies in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure business are working hard to roll charging networks out around the country. In many areas, the lack of a charging infrastructure is cited as one of the main reasons drivers don’t adopt EVs. One of the big companies in the field is called ChargePoint and new rumors […]
ChargePoint Raises Another $127M as EV Charging Wars Heat Up
Latest round brings ChargePoint’s total funding to $660 million, as it competes with deep-pocketed rivals such as BP Chargemaster and Shell’s Greenlots. ChargePoint has raised $127 million, its latest massive round of equity financing to build out a U.S. and European charging network to meet the needs of a fast-growing global electric vehicle fleet. Wednesday’s […]
Europe slow to standardise electric car charging: ChargePoint
ChargePoint entered the European market in 2016, with its headquarters located in Amsterdam, joining a crowded field of oil majors, carmakers and utilities fighting to dominate the industry of electric vehicle infrastructure. BLISBON: Inconsistent requirements for charging stations across Europe are keeping the infrastructure for electric cars from growing as fast as it could, the […]
California’s Community Choice Aggregators are Filling the Gaps in EV Charger Investment
CCAs haven’t invested as much as utilities in EV charging infrastructure. New state grants for Silicon Valley CCAs, munis will help close the gaps. California’s community-choice aggregators are increasingly taking utility customers and signing big renewable energy deals. But CCAs have not matched the billions of dollars of EV charging infrastructure investments being made by […]
WEX, ChargePoint Boost EV Charging for Fleets Nationwide
Fleet Card Pioneer, Alternative Fuel Provider Team Up to Grow EV Payments Network NEW ORLEANS: WEX (NYSE: WEX), a leading financial technology service provider, and ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, have signed a deal to expand electric vehicle charging to fleets throughout the U.S. Under the agreement, WEX and ChargePoint have […]
Electrify America, ChargePoint Collaborate on Agreement to Expand Public EV Charging Access
Roaming agreement makes charging more accessible for current and future EV drivers CAMPBELL, Calif. & RESTON, Va.: Today, Electrify America and ChargePoint announced a roaming partnership that will further expand access to electric vehicle (EV) charging across the United States. The interoperability agreement will allow drivers to seamlessly charge their EVs on public chargers between […]
ChargePoint sounds alarm on electric vehicle charging standards
FRANKFURT: A leading operator of charging stations has sounded the alarm on a proposed technical standard that it says could hamper mass adoption of electric vehicles by making it harder to charge them at home or at work. ChargePoint, which plans to run 2.5 million charging stations by 2025, says the standard would perpetuate an […]
ChargePoint sounds alarm on electric vehicle charging standards
ChargePoint, which plans to run 2.5 million charging stations by 2025, says the standard would perpetuate an old ‘gas station’ model that automakers are backing as they launch mass production of battery-powered cars. FRANKFURT: A leading operator of charging stations has sounded the alarm on a proposed technical standard that it says could hamper mass […]