Energy company Total, which very recently renamed itself TotalEnergies, has received a new concession from the city of Amsterdam to expand its public charging network. Under this new concession, TotalEnergies will add 1,100 new charging stations, or 2,200 new charging points, to Amsterdam’s current network.
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Mer, a new entrant to the British EV charging market and owned by Statkraft, announced a roaming partnership with NewMotion, a Shell group company. The agreement opens Mer’s 160 charging points to NewMotion clients and Shell Recharge users in the UK.
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The UK-based public transport operator First Bus has started work on an ambitious new project they say will transform its Glasgow Caledonia bus depot into the UK’s largest EV charging hub. The project is set for completion in 1.5 years.
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The Spanish energy supplier Iberdrola has reached an agreement with the company Restaurant Brands Iberia (RB Iberia) to install 400 charging points for electric cars at almost 200 Burger King and Popeyes shops in Spain. Later, the cooperation could be extended to Portugal.
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BMW plans to bundle around 360,000 charging stations from various partners in China via a mobile phone app by the end of the year. This should make charging easier for customers. The carmaker also wants to make its supply chain in China more climate-friendly.
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In North America, convenience-store chain 7-Eleven plans to build at least 500 DC fast charging ports for electric vehicles at 250 select stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022.
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The Electric Circuit charging network will be rolling out 4,500 standard charging stations by 2028 in partnership with Québec’s municipalities. To support this initiative, a grant program is being offered exclusively to municipalities.
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With the launch of BMW Charging and Mini Charging, BMW Group customers in the UK now have access to one of the world’s largest public charging networks, using just one RFID card or App.
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UK energy regulator Ofgem approved a £300 million investment (around 348 million euros) for over 200 low carbon projects to get Britain ready for more electric transport. This will see the instalment of 3550 EV chargers across the UK as part of a £40 billion investment in greener energy.
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EVBox Group will supply Kingspan with just over 60 AC and DC charging stations to help the building materials manufacturer convert its corporate fleet to electric vehicles. The installation project will begin in the UK and Ireland before expanding to other regions.
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In the USA, the California-based V2G specialist Nuvve and private equity firm Stonepeak have formed a joint venture called Levo Mobility. In Europe, Nuvve and the provider of EV charging solutions Spirii will collaborate on vehicle-grid integration (VGI) technology, mostly in the Nordics.
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Audi is working on its own fast-charging concept for its electric cars. A pilot is to be created in the second half of the year to test a possible series application. The core of the concept is “premium” HPC charging in combination with a lounge offer. The power supply is to run via buffer storage.
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Blink Charging has acquired the European EV charging operator Blue Corner N.V., based in Antwerp, Belgium. The acquisition adds 7,071 charging ports to Blink’s portfolio across four countries in Western Europe – Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and France.
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ElectReon Wireless, an Israeli company specialising in inductive charging of electric vehicles, will provide its technology to charge two Stellantis vehicles and an Iveco bus while driving in Brescia, Italy, as part of the Arena of the Future project.
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The British charging specialist Connected Kerb is working with Kent County Council to deliver affordable and accessible EV infrastructure to hard-to-reach UK communities. In the first phase, Connected Kerb is installing 40 charge points at 20 sites across the Kent Parish.
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Together with its partner Audi, FC Bayern has set up 21 charging points for electric vehicles at the Allianz Arena, its home pitch in Munich. Starting this summer, the club will gradually expand the charging infrastructure further, not the least for its own players driving e-tron vehicles.
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Navigation specialist TomTom expands its software suite for electric vehicles to include improved range and routing features and information on charging points. The expansion comes amid news of a collaboration with Hubject and Eco-Movement that increases the number of charging points on TomTom’s maps significantly.
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Danish taxi service Dantaxi and energy supplier E.On opened a large charging hub in Copenhagen called Danhub. The site is supposed to supply up to 400 electric cabs a day and is considered crucial in converting the capital’s taxi fleet to electric by 2025.
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Franklin Energy wants to install a 236-bay electric vehicle charge hub at Brent Cross Shopping Centre in North London, potentially making it the largest facility of its kind in the UK. The hub will become part of Franklin’s LiFe Network and use chargers by EVBox.
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Swiss charging infrastructure provider Juice Technology is expanding into the USA and founding the subsidiary Juice Americas Inc. with headquarters in Delaware. The market in North America will be served from there.
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Siemens has partnered with YHI Energy in New Zealand to launch its latest electric vehicle charging infrastructure portfolio. The partnership will see YHI Energy distribute Siemens’ charging infrastructure portfolio in the New Zealand market.
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Rocsys, which specialises in robotic charging solutions for electric vehicles, has raised 6.3 million US dollars (5.25 million euros) in a new financing round from existing investors. This will be used to drive expansion in the EU and North America.
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WattEV is building a pilot electric truck stop in California’s San Joaquin Valley, positioned near logistics fulfilment centres run by Amazon and Walmart. The mega-watt charging site will feature a solar micro-grid with battery storage, plus grid energy from PG&E.
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The end of the CHAdeMO fast-charging standard is on the horizon in France. While a 2017-decree made CHAdeMO mandatory for DC-charging stations alongside CCS and Type 2 by the end of 2024, the government has now revised its plans.
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ABB has won a contract from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in Thailand to install more than 120 fast-charging stations for electric cars across the country by the end of this year. These will be 50 kW columns.
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Electrify America is releasing the third instalment of payments for e-mobility initiatives in California. The 200 million dollars are part of an 800-million contribution the Volkswagen subsidiary was ordered to pay following the diesel scandal over emission fraud.
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Motorway service station operator Moto has confirmed plans to install ultra-rapid EV chargers at all its UK sites. The installations will form part of the Electric Highway, which is among the oldest fast-charging networks in the UK.
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The Mobility House has a new add-on module called “grid-friendly charging” for its ChargePilot energy management system. TMH says the feature enables grid operators to intelligently control multiple charging stations and help charge point operators save money.
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Dutch EVBox Group adds to its range of charging equipment as it reveals the EVBox Troniq Modular. The DC fast-charging station is designed to “grow with the customer’s business” through upgradeable power modules.
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Dutch truck manufacturer DAF Trucks, part of the US Paccar Group, now offers customers a complete range of charging stations with outputs from 20 kW to 350 kW. Mobile chargers with an output of 24 kW to 40 kW are available as well.
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