Gridserve has broken ground on its so-called latest Electric Forecourt amidst “multiple global headwinds,” so CEO Toddington Harper. Once completed in 2023, the new high-power charge hub will enable 36 EVs to be charged simultaneously with up to 350 kW.
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Electrify America and Electrify Canada, Volkswagen’s charging infrastructure subsidiaries in North America, are introducing a new labelling system on their fast-charging stations to help customers distinguish between them.
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Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid services provider, Nissan has approved the first-ever bi-directional charger for the Nissan Leaf in the US. Fermata’s FE-15 charger has passed essential requirements from Nissan and is UL 9741 certified.
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Danish CPO Clever has asked Germany’s Compleo Charging Solutions to supply AC charging stations. The deal is a follow-up order from a tender Compleo won in 2021. Clever aims to install a far-reaching AC charging network in Denmark with potential more sales to come.
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EV charging infrastructure industry association ChargeUp Europe has appointed Lucie Mattera as its first Secretary General. “She is an accomplished EU policy and regulatory specialist,” said Mathieu Bonnet, President of the lobby organisation.
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The latest Mercedes PHEV now offer Plug&Charge via the ISO 15118 standard. The roll-out follows the earlier updates of the all-electric EQS and EQE models. The C- and S-Class plug-in hybrids now only need an over-the-air update, the new GLC supports Plug&Charge ex works.
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The previously announced V2X Suisse pilot project just got the go-ahead in Bern. Over one year, seven companies, including Honda, will investigate how shared electric cars may increase grid stability and close electricity gaps across Switzerland.
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Alfen has launched a new charger generation that complies with ISO 15118, the international communication standard for EV charging, that enables intelligent features such as Plug&Charge and bidirectional charging.
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Charge point operator Mer and installers Joju Charging will help roll out new EV chargers at Council-owned car parks in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. There will also be four rapid-charging hubs among the 34 designated sites.
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Spanish charging station maker Circontrol has launched its first 400 kW chargers and installed them in the most powerful urban charging hub in Spain. Inaugurated in the centre of Madrid, it will provide 2.5 megawatts of power for electric vehicles.
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Finnish energy group Fortum, which acquired Plugsurfing more than four years ago, has sold the Berlin-based business to Fleetcor Technologies, a US business payment service. According to Fortum, the purchase price is around €75 million.
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Porsche spin-off &Charge, a company offering loyalty points for EV drivers in Europe, has a new client in Elli. The business signs responsible for charging and energy-related services within the Volkswagen Group. The cooperation with &Charge will benefit EV drivers across the VW portfolio.
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A robotic charging consortium with mighty players such as Ionity, Porsche, BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, TÜV Süd and others has formed in Germany. Under ROCIN-ECO, they want to drive standards for automated charging and deliver demonstrators at test sites.
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British Garden Centres have selected British charge point operator Osprey Charging to provide ultra-rapid EV charging (150 kW) at its UK stores. Twelve high-power charging hubs are confirmed, with sizes varying on each site.
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The Flemish government has commissioned TotalEnergies to install and commercially operate a charging network for electric vehicles. France’s oil corporation will establish 4,400 AC charge points in the West Flanders and Flemish Brabant regions over the next two years.
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The Government of Lithuania targets building 6,000 new charging stations for electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 1,200 by 2025. Local media reports that the country’s Ministry of Transport budgeted around 90 million euros. At the same time, free charging is coming to an end.
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China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) wants to boost EV charging along the country’s highways, according to a construction outline seen by the Global Times. The Ministry assumes the new facilities must have the capacity to serve 20 million new energy vehicles by 2024.
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In the USA, Highland Electric Fleets have coordinated a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) programme with technology partners Proterra, Thomas Built Buses, Rhombus and Synop with electric school buses.
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In the USA, Revel, NineDot Energy and Fermata Energy announced that the first Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) program connected to New York City’s grid is now live at Revel’s Red Hook, Brooklyn warehouse.
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German charging and energy storage technology specialists The Mobility House have started trading the flexibilities of 4,500 electric car batteries on EPEX SPOT SE. For this purpose, the company has its own connection to the European power exchange.
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Australia’s Tritium has opened its factory in the state of Tennessee. President Joe Biden had endorsed the company’s US plant when announced earlier this year since it follows his ‘Buy American’ policy.
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Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has begun testing battery swap stations that can feed power back into the grid. This comes against the backdrop of the current heat wave in China, which has already led to a number of power outages.
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The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) targets having 1,300 charging points for electric vehicles by the end of the year. The overhaul will place the airport among the largest charging facilities in the US.
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Enel X Way has ordered more than 250 fast charging stations from Tritium for use in the US. The order is part of a new framework agreement between the companies that combines Tritium DC columns with Enel X Way’s intelligent charging platform.
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The British charger manufacturer L-Charge has started what it says is an extensive test run of a mobile fast-charging service for electric vehicles in Europe.
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Volkswagen Bank has started financing charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The offer is aimed at companies that want to electrify their vehicle fleet and need to install the necessary charging infrastructure at their respective company headquarters.
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Hubject has announced a cooperation with Fines Charging in Bulgaria, one of the largest charging station operators in the country. The cooperation will connect Fines Charging’s charging points to Hubject’s roaming platform Intercharge.
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In the USA, Duke Energy has started a pilot project for the use of bidirectional charging with new Ford F-150 in Florida to support the grid with vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G).
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The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has opened its second battery-swapping station outside China. Like the first, the battery-swapping station is located in Vestby, Norway. But the first stations are soon to be built in Bergen.
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The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its new S4 fast charging column that offers a maximum charging power of 480 kW. The first S4 column has already been put into operation.
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