The rideshare company will purchase EVs for its rental car fleet and play a bigger role in helping drivers transition to plug-in vehicles. Lyft is hailing a ride to an all-electric future. The rideshare company announced Wednesday that it is committing to have 100 percent electric vehicles on its platform by 2030, a move that […]
HEVO to Launch US Manufacturing for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charger
The Brooklyn-based startup quietly finalized a product, working with limited funds and staff. Now the race is on for the wireless charging market. Wireless electric vehicle charging carries a whiff of the future, akin to flying cars. But HEVO, a Brooklyn-based startup, aims to make it part of the present by emerging from obscurity with […]
Battery Researchers Look to Artificial Intelligence to Slash Recharging Times
Today’s EV fast-charging technology remains slow by gas-station standards. Faster testing processes for new charging techniques would help. The battery sector is turning to artificial intelligence for clues on how to improve recharging rates without increasing the degradation of lithium-ion batteries. Last month, a team from Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the […]
EV Charging Infrastructure Has a Soft Costs Problem
The EV charging industry needs to follow solar’s lead in streamlining installations, a new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute says. The U.S. solar industry has spent a decade working to streamline and reduce the “soft costs” of projects, which include less-visible expenses in areas like customer acquisition, permitting, financing and installation. Now it’s time […]
EVI Technologies joins hands with BSNL for EV charging infrastructure
As part of the 10-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked between the two entities, EVIT would install charging infrastructure at 5,000 locations of BSNL across the country, covering major cities New Delhi: Electric vehicle charging infrastructure provider EVI Technologies (EVIT) on Monday said it has inked a pact with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for […]
WoodMac: Workplace EV Charging Is on the Rise
New research finds significant growth potential in the North American and European workplace EV charging markets. There were nearly 5 million light-duty electric vehicles on the road as of the end of 2018 — roughly 50 percent more than the year before. Wood Mackenzie now expects the global EV stock to surpass 37 million by […]
EV Connect Raises $12M for Electric Vehicle Charging Software
The L.A. startup wants to let customers mix and match charging hardware and software controls to suit their needs. Los Angeles startup EV Connect closed a $12 million Series B to fund its electric vehicle charging software expansion. The company works with charging hardware vendors and builds software controls to govern them. EV Connect then […]
UK Proposes ‘World First’ EV Charger Mandate for New Homes and Offices
Every new home with a parking space would be required to install an EV charger with a universal socket. New homes and offices in England would be required to install electric vehicle chargers under a proposal called a “world first” by the U.K. Department of Transport. Under regulations set to take effect in the first […]
Bipartisan Transportation Bill Includes Up to $1B for Electric Vehicle Charging
More public funding for EV fast-charging infrastructure could draw greater private investment into a market that has not yet reached critical mass. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works introduced a sweeping transportation bill Monday that would provide a major funding boost for EV charging infrastructure and other initiatives aimed at curbing carbon […]
NITI Aayog Hints At Channeling More Investments Into Building EV Infrastructure
NITI Aayog’s Anil Srivastava said that NTPC is working on EV charging incentives He estimated that $40 Bn investment is needed on the EV batteries Industry body, FICCI has also asked for incentives on EV battery models The government think-tank NITI Aayog reportedly said that the Ministry of Heavy Industry will soon announce incentives related […]