Tag: ChargePoint

Apr 28, 2023 - 01:18 pm

UK charging providers set up lobby group ChargeUK

In the UK, 18 of the country’s leading charging infrastructure providers have joined forces in a new organisation called ChargeUK. The companies want to invest more than six billion pounds in developing and operating charging infrastructure in the UK by 2030.

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Apr 18, 2023 - 01:51 pm

RAW charging coming to National Trust sites across UK

British infrastructure provider RAW Charging has made a deal with the National Trust to install EV charging at heritage sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the next three years. Once complete, RAW expects the rollout to be one of its most significant and worth £12 million.

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Mar 10, 2023 - 12:32 pm

Mercedes to build first own fast chargers before 2023

After Mercedes-Benz announced far-reaching plans to build its own global HPC network in North America, Europe, China at the beginning of this year, the company is now giving more details. The development is to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023 in the USA and in the European countries of Germany and France.

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Feb 24, 2023 - 02:44 pm

Fisker & ChargePoint team up in the USA

Fisker has announced that ChargePoint will take on the role as its North American partner for public charging solutions. Customers buying a Fisker Ocean will gain access to ChargePoints charging network across the USA.

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Feb 6, 2023 - 10:41 am

Starting at 59,650 dollars: Lexus releases pricing for the RZ 450e

The carmaker’s first fully electric vehicle will start at 59,650 dollars, including a 1,150 dollar destination charge. Buyers can choose from two trim levels: premium and luxury. The latter starts at a price of $65,150 and includes 20-inch aluminium alloy wheels and multicolour ambient lighting with shadow illumination.

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Feb 1, 2023 - 03:18 pm

ChargePoint moves into AI-driven buffer batteries from Stem

ChargePoint and Stem, an AI-driven clean energy solutions provider, have agreed to join forces and put artificial intelligence behind EV charging. They aim for lower operating costs, added energy resiliency, and options for battery backup when locating new sites.

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Jan 6, 2023 - 12:55 pm

Mercedes-Benz launches branded HPC network

Mercedes-Benz has come to CES in Las Vegas to make a far-reaching announcement. The German carmaker wants to build its own high-power charging network covering North America, Europe, China and other key markets. The North American strategy is the most concrete.

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Apr 20, 2022 - 04:15 pm

ChargePoint opens fast-charging corridor in Colorado

In the USA, EV charging network ChargePoint has just announced the completion of the first of six fast-charging corridors in partnership with the Colorado Energy Office. Corridor A runs along Highway 40 from Boulder to Dinosaur near the Utah border.

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Mar 16, 2022 - 03:56 pm

Volvo Cars & Starbucks open EV charging corridor

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks want to establish a public EV charging network at Starbucks stores beginning this summer. The chargers will come through ChargePoint and bear Volvo branding. So far, the partners have designated 15 Starbucks locations and want to distribute 60 DC chargers.

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Feb 10, 2022 - 02:56 pm

ChargePoint coming to France with 1,400 charging stations

Charging infrastructure provider ChargePoint has entered into a strategic partnership in France with electronics wholesaler Sonepar. The agreement calls for the installation of more than 1,400 publicly charging stations at over 500 Sonepar locations in France.

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Dec 20, 2021 - 05:23 pm

Electric Circuit and ChargePoint agree roaming deal

The Electric Circuit, a Canadian EV charging network, and US-based ChargePoint have made a roaming deal. Electric Circuit members will get access to an additional 40,000 charging stations while ChargePoint members will be able to access all 3,300 Electric Circuit charging stations in Canada.

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Aug 12, 2021 - 02:50 pm

ChargePoint acquires ViriCiti & has.to.be

In Europe, the US charging provider ChargePoint has acquired electric bus and commercial vehicle management provider ViriCiti for around 75 million euros. This should allow ChargePoint to accelerate the electrification of fleets. After acquiring has.to.be last month for around 250 million euros, this is ChargePoint’s second major acquisition in Europe within a few weeks.

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Jun 24, 2021 - 02:29 pm

EU: ChargeUp Europe sets concrete demands

ChargeUp Europe, the lobbying association of European charging infrastructure providers founded last year, is appealing to the EU Commission to set binding national targets for charging infrastructure as part of the reform of the Alternative Fuels Directive (AFID).

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Apr 29, 2021 - 03:34 pm

GM presents Ultium Charge 360 charging services

General Motors has presented its concept for simplifying electric car charging for US customers under the name ‘Ultium Charge 360’. The “holistic approach” is supposed to cover all charging scenarios, public and private.

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Mar 10, 2021 - 02:17 pm

Polestar teams up with ChargePoint in the US

EV charging network operator ChargePoint and Volvo’s electric car subsidiary Polestar announced a new charging partnership. The debut includes an in-vehicle charging app for the Polestar 2 electric sedan.

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Dec 7, 2020 - 04:51 pm

ChargeUp Europe to upgrade to industry association

The charging infrastructure lobby organisation ChargeUp Europe wants to change from an informal alliance to an industry association next year. To this end, the organisation has appointed Christopher Burghardt, ChargePoint’s Managing Director Europe, as President for the first full year of operation.

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Nov 18, 2020 - 08:43 pm

ChargePoint integrates with Apple CarPlay

Operator ChargePoint now works together with Apple CarPlay. The new integration transmits charging data so that drivers can access charging information directly via their vehicle’s infotainment system.

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Nov 18, 2020 - 01:21 pm

New electric vehicle lobby ZETA formed in the USA

In the USA, a lobby organisation has been founded to advocate that only purely electric vehicles should be sold nationwide from 2030 onwards. There are 28 founding members of the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), including Tesla.

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Sep 24, 2020 - 03:32 pm

ChargePoint enters US stock market as CHPT

The charging infrastructure provider ChargePoint has announced its IPO. As with Nikola Motor, the IPO will take place through a merger, in this case with the investment firm Switchback Energy Acquisition.

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Sep 10, 2020 - 02:55 pm

Worcestershire Parkway station sees 26 chargers arrive

RAW Charging has announced the installation of 26 smart-charging points at the new Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station in the UK. The company also says they have plans for more charging stations at 2,000 sites over the next three years.

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Jun 29, 2020 - 04:29 pm

McDonalds to connect chargers in UK locations

McDonald’s wants to set up hundreds of fast charging points for electric cars branches in Great Britain in cooperation with InstaVolt. The rapid chargers are designed for charging capacities of up to 125 kW. New Aldi branches in the UK are also to receive charging points – but at a much slower rate.

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Found on electrive.com
https://www.electrive.com/2023/05/22/us-gov-launches-initiatives-to-enhance-ev-charging-reliability-and-ux/
22.05.2023 14:57