Jul 24, 2018 - 05:40 pm

Enel to construct public charging stations in Italian ports

The energy provider was charged by the Italian Ports Association to install 300 public EV charging stations in the areas managed by Italy’s 15 port authorities. The deal is part of a plan to set up around 7,000 charging stations by 2020, and 14,000 by 2022.

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Jul 24, 2018 - 05:00 pm

Ionity cooperating with Cepsa to outfit gas stations

The high power charging network Ionity will cooperate with the Spanish Compañía Española de Petróleos to outfit their petrol stations with up to 100 HPC charging points in Spain and Portugal. The first chargers will go into operation by the start of 2019.

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Jul 18, 2018 - 06:14 pm

NL: Defibrillator added to EV charging station

Good news reach us from the Dutch town of Delft where EVBox and City AED cooperate to offer defibrillators at EV charging stations. The life-savers do not depend on the charge column directly and a first installation demonstrates the principle.

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Jul 17, 2018 - 08:48 pm

Tritium bringing fast-charging to Hungary

Hungary’s National Utilities has ordered fast-charging stations from Tritium through its subsidiary NKM Mobilitas. Twelve DC- charging stations with 50 kW will be installed along main roads across the country and mark the start of more to come.

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Jul 17, 2018 - 08:22 pm

Jaguar connecting with Plugsurfing for premium charging

Jaguar Land Rover has opted for Berlin-based Plugsurfing to offer a “premium charging service” for the I-Pace electric car and Range Rover PHEVs. The partnership includes 70,000 charging points across Europe to be accessed through JLR apps.

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Jul 16, 2018 - 03:57 pm

Honda & Panasonic to install battery swap stations

Honda and Panasonic announced a project in Indonesia to trial battery swapping for electric motorcycles. The pilot will start this December through a joint venture deploying Honda’s Mobile Power Pack at a couple of a dozen stations.

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Jul 12, 2018 - 06:59 pm

800 volt charging park by Porsche goes online in Berlin

The EV charging park announced last year at the Porsche center in Berlin-Adlershof was recently connected to the grid. Four customer parking spots were fitted with Porsche chargers, two of which with the new 800 volt charging technology. The park is accessible to all cars during the opening times of the center.

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Jul 11, 2018 - 07:21 pm

EVgo & BMW launching 2nd-life battery project

For the first time, EVgo equipped one of their fast-charging station with a back-up made from reused batteries from the BMW i3. For now said stationary set-up is a standalone but EVgo say they are planning to expand such second-life applications.

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Jul 11, 2018 - 03:38 pm

Incoming: 4,500 EV charging points in 43 Dutch cities

Allego and Ecotap received the concession to install and operate 4,500 electric car charging points across the Dutch provinces Gelderland and Overijssel. 43 cities participate and the rollout will increase the number of charging sockets fourfold.

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Jul 8, 2018 - 07:14 pm

EVBox buy French fast-charging provider EVTronic

EVBox announces the acquisition of French fast and ultra-fast charging station manufacturer EVTronic. With this acquisition, EVBox grows their global base to 60,000 installed charging points, including 700 fast charging (DC) stations.

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Jul 8, 2018 - 02:14 pm

ZF spins off blockchain-based Car eWallet

ZF has founded a startup that incorporates their Car eWallet business. They will offer payment and billing services for transactions such as charging or renting electric cars using blockchain technology. The launch of Car eWallet in Berlin follows a trial with project partners IBM and UBS.

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Jul 5, 2018 - 01:17 pm

IONITY selects ultra-fast chargers from Tritium

The high power charging network IONITY set up by mostly German carmakers has turned to Tritium of Australia to order ultra-fast charging equipment. These will equip 100 HPC locations across five European countries – for a start.

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Jul 5, 2018 - 12:57 pm

Allego teaming up with LeasePlan across Europe

Charging infrastructure provider Allego found a new partner in LeasePlan. Their electric car drivers will get access to the Allego network and also receive support in installing new stations at home and the workplace. The deal reaches across eight markets in Europe.

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Jul 3, 2018 - 08:07 pm

Controlled stress test for local grid in Germany

South Germany’s utility EnBW has launched a pilot project to see, whether the local grid can withstand peak demand from eleven electric cars charging on one street. The neighbourhood in question is in a town close to Stuttgart and has been renamed E-Mobility Allee.

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Jul 3, 2018 - 07:22 pm

Can gamification help smart grid V2G applications?

Can gamification help the smart grid wonder Britain’s Ecotricity and partners, who started to investigate whether games, raffles and bitcoins can encourage EV drivers to engage with V2G technologies. The £400,000 project is funded through Innovate UK.

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Jul 3, 2018 - 04:40 pm

Mega-E opens first high power charging site in Europe

The first liquid-cooled chargers delivering up to 350 kW have gone live today in the Dutch town of Eindhoven. The high power charging site is part of the European Mega -E project. The initiative led by Allego aims for 322 ultra-fast chargers in at least ten metropolitan areas in Europe.

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Jul 2, 2018 - 06:03 pm

SCE proposes $760M electric car charging expansion

Southern California Edison is pushing for a mayor expansion of their running infrastructure pilot Charge Ready. A new proposal includes 48,000 additional charging points in a 760 million dollar programme but with the utility operating alone, approval is uncertain.

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Jul 2, 2018 - 05:20 pm

Tata to set up 100 EV charging stations in Maharashtra

The energy arm of India’s steely giant, Tata Power plans to install 100 electric car charging stations in the state of Maharashtra. The charge stops are to support electric vehicle adoption in India and are not the only initiative in the region that is home to Mumbai.

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Jul 2, 2018 - 03:25 pm

Innogy entering US market by buying BTCPower

Innogy, a subsidiary of German utility RWE charged with offering EV charging solutions across Europe, is coming to the States. The acquisition of BTCPower will give innogy a full DC product portfolio and access to U.S. production capabilities and know-how.

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Jun 30, 2018 - 07:32 pm

Volkswagen giving away 12 mobile charging stations

For the 80th anniversary of the Wolfsburg company, CEO Herbert Diess decided to donate 12 mobile charging stations to the city of Wolfsburg. The stations are grid independent and offer green energy, charging at capacities up to 200kWh.

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Jun 29, 2018 - 11:43 pm

eVolt wins Cambridge EV charging contract

The Cambridge City Council has selected eVolt to supply EV charging points across the city for the Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Taxi project, aiming to increase the number of electrified taxis on the roads.

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Jun 29, 2018 - 11:32 pm

IONITY to set up charging at 80 German gas stations

IONITY will be fitting a total of 80 Tank & Rast rest stations in Germany with EV charging infrastructure. The two cooperation partners announced this at the unveiling of the first German HPC park at the Autobahn stop near Brohltal.

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Jun 29, 2018 - 10:52 pm

ChargePoint takes over software specialist Kisensum

Charging technology specialist ChargePoint has purchased Kisensum, acquiring an expert in the development of software solutions in the energy sector. The company will continue to exist as a unit after the acquisition, confirmed by ChargePoint.

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Jun 28, 2018 - 06:19 pm

China aims for 900 kW hyper power charging standard

China is planning an upgrade of its fast-charging standards GB/T that would make the 350 kW CCS or the 400 kW ChaDeMo aims for look like child’s play. The new GB/T standard due in 2019/20 would enable charging with four times higher power than today.

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Jun 28, 2018 - 05:33 pm

PlugSurfing adds Freshmile charge points in France

Berlin startup PlugSurfing now includes the 2,000 charging points of Freshmile in France and Germany in their portfolio. The cooperation stretches over 100 local networks and will enable electric car drivers to use their PlugSurfing RFID key widely.

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Jun 28, 2018 - 01:52 pm

Sweden: InCharge by Vattenfall at Renault & Volvo

Vattenfall is expanding its electric car charging network InCharge in its home country. A new deal with Volvo and Renault includes the installation of 300 charging stations at dealerships next to Tanka pit stops in Sweden and Vattenfall says construction works have begun already.

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