Holiday park owners have warned the government they will not be able to cope with the rising numbers of electric cars. One Somerset park holds a thousand static caravans, but has only three electric charging points. The owner has been told the National Grid can only support a few more, leaving most electric car drivers […]
EV charging startup Indra raises £20 million in Series B – EQ Mag
Indra Renewable Technologies, a provider of smart electrical vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has secured over £20 million in a series B funding. The new funding will enable Indra to advance its innovative smart charging solutions and expedite its global expansion plans in both the UK and beyond. UK-based startup Indra specialises in […]
Australian drivers facing heavy new fines for parking in electric vehicle charging spots – EQ Mag
Experts liken act known as ‘ICEing’ to parking at a fuel bowser, and say high penalties are necessary to encourage EV uptake Drivers could be fined as much as $3,200 for parking in spaces for electric vehicles as part of little-known penalties introduced in four states and territories. The fines, some of them added to […]
FISKER ANNOUNCES NEW EV CHARGING PARTNERSHIP – EQ Mag
Fisker creates new partnership with Deftpower for European customers to access even more EV charge points with their Fisker Ocean. Today, Fisker has selected Deftpower as its European public charging platform provider. This enables Fisker Ocean owners access to over 425,000 public charging points throughout Europe. This partnership provides Fisker owners in Europe with easy […]
How Micromotors Are Helping Eliminate Inefficiency in EV Charging – EQ Mag
The system uses motors from the FAULHABER CR series, which has graphite commutation, a very robust type of commutation suited to high power applications. The motors also feature extremely powerful neodymium magnets and a high copper content rotor, delivering supreme power. According to Zap-Map, there were more than 1,135,000 plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles on […]
Did Bengaluru-Udupi & back in my Nexon EV: Charging experience & costs – EQ Mag
When I reached Madikeri and the hotel to charge, the Tata power app service was offline. Last week, I travelled to Udupi in my Nexon EV Prime, left Bengaluru at 1730 Thursday evening, stopped at Relux charging station at Shantigrama toll, charged till 95% while having early dinner. Left the station at 20:40, and reached […]
Subway’s Electric Vehicle Chargers: The Sustainable EV Solution for QSRs? – EQ Mag
Subway is sparking change in the fast food industry with their plans to electrify their parking lots. In a statement made in late February, Subway said that it plans to partner with Florida-based EV charging infrastructure company GenZ EV Solutions to add electric vehicle chargers at select locations this year. The larger goal for the […]
Electric vehicle charger usage continues to rise – EQ Mag
Meanwhile the council is proposing introducing fees on its public charge points for the first time – up to 57p per kWh MORE than double the amount of power was drawn from Shetland Islands Council’s (SIC) public electric vehicle chargers last year compared to 2021. Meanwhile newly published papers for council meetings next week show […]
How long does it take to charge an electric car? – EQ Mag
Charging speeds depend on the charger, the vehicle, and even the weather. Here’s a helpful guide Electric vehicles are becoming more common by the day, and the old concerns of range anxiety seem to be fading as new EVs offer more miles per charge than many people ever use in one drive. That said, charging […]
First “border-to-border” EV charging network for South Australia launches first 12 sites – EQ Mag
South Australia’s first “border-to-border” electric vehicle charging network is starting to open up, with the first 12 of 140 new stations launched this week – built by Chargefox. Chargefox says the 12 sites, developed for the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia in partnership with the state government, add 59 new plug-in points for EV […]