Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The electric vehicle brand Polestar has announced that it plans to make the first EV with extremely fast-charging, semi-solid-state battery cells from the tech firm StoreDot. The announcement was made as part of a Polestar Day event held in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the companies demonstrated both the charging of StoreDot’s.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2021

Hyundai Motor America will provide 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary charging on Electrify America’s ultra-fast charging network for owners of 2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric models. 250 kilowatt-hours equals about 1,000 miles of EPA-estimated driving range in a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric or Ioniq Electric.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2023

The company is now suggesting that one of the models of its so-called supertruck might go 355 miles on a charge. GM on Friday released range estimations for its 2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, including for both body styles of the loaded 3X trim.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Crowdfunded EV startup Atlis Motor Vehicles on Friday unveiled a hand-built prototype of its XT heavy-duty pickup truck, which the company claims will achieve up to 500 miles of range and 15-minute charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2019

Electrify America announced collaborations with nine additional companies to host more than 30 ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations across the US. More than 20 of the new charging sites will be located in California. More than 20 of the new charging sites will be located in California.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

4 electric SUV offers an EPA-estimated range of 280 miles—an increase of 20 miles from the 2021 model. 4 Pro S rear-wheel-drive received an EPA-estimated range of 268 miles, while AWD Pro was rated at an EPA-estimated 251 miles of range and the AWD Pro S was rated at an EPA-estimated 245 miles of range.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Zenlabs Energy, an advanced lithium-ion cell company, announced that Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has successfully tested more than 1,000 charge-discharge cycles from its high-energy Silicon anode pouch cells. Zenlabs is the recipient of a $4.8-million, Earlier post.). —founder & CTO Dr. Herman Lopez.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2023

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, announced the availability of its high-performance nano-composite silicon (NCS) anode material, Titan Silicon. Titan Silicon delivers a 20% energy density boost over the industry’s best performing cells and will achieve a 40% increase in future releases, according to the company.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. Freewire products currently offer Level 2 charging at 7.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

These vehicles will be utilized by XPO Logistics and NAL Group in their support of IKEA Retail US last-mile delivery efforts. They feature 129 kWhs of battery capacity with a range of 120 miles and can be charged in just under two hours by an 80-kW on-board DC fast charger. —James Eberhard, founder and CEO of Fluid Truck.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2020

To achieve mass adoption, the average electric car will need to offer 31-minute charging, 291 miles of range, and a base price of $36,000. Those three factors comprise a global tipping point for EVs, according to a new study commissioned by oil company Castrol, which is looking to sell so-called "e-fluid" lubricants for EVs.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2023

Electrify America on Monday announced plans to install EV fast-charging stations at TravelCenters of America (TA) locations beginning later this year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2023

Zeem Solutions , an electric vehicle (EV) transportation as a service company, announced a partnership with Hertz to provide fast charging and other services for the rental company’s fleet of EVs at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology ( earlier post ), says it will soon be manufacturing silicon-dominant batteries that enable car makers to design and produce cheaper, lighter and more sustainable EVs. This technology will deliver 100 miles (160 km) of range in just five minutes of charge.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

And yet, companies and policymakers must indulge in a bit of crystal-gazing in order to choose where to focus their investments. Many companies do not have on-site fueling and rely on commercial gas stations to fuel Class 2b-6 trucks.” Predicting the future of new technologies (or of anything) is a chancy business, to say the least.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

School transportation provider First Student , headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has surpassed three million miles driven by its electric school buses. The company has deployed more than 330 electric buses to North American school districts and approved 1,108 more for order.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Electrify America will open its 400 th electric vehicle charging station this week, setting a rapid pace for installation of DC fast-charging stations. Since then, the company has focused on building a future-proof network consisting almost exclusively of ultra-fast chargers.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Chinese automaker Xpeng is the latest to pivot to 800-volt charging architecture, which the company claims will add 124 miles of range in just five minutes of charging. Xpeng rolled out the new charging plans as part of its 2021 Tech Day presentation, claiming it will have the first 800-volt charging network in China.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2023

bp and Uber announced a new global mobility agreement which will see the companies work together to help accelerate Uber’s commitment to become a zero-tailpipe emissions mobility platform in the US, Canada and Europe by 2030 and globally by 2040. bp currently has 22,000 charging points worldwide, with operations in ten countries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Kia America and Electrify America are partnering to provide Kia EV6 buyers with 1,000 kWh of complimentary EV charging/energy at any Electrify America station across the US. Electrify America’s DC charging network is the largest in the country, allowing high-speed charging of up to 350 kilowatts (kW) for capable vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 12, 2021

The Netherlands-based solar electric vehicle company Lightyear has revealed that its Lightyear One prototype car has achieved 441 miles (710km) on a single-charge test drive. We first reported on Lightyear way back in 2017, when it revealed its goal to be one of the first solar-powered electric cars for consumers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

BP has entered into an agreement to purchase Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging company. Chargemaster operates the UK’s largest public network of EV charging points, with more than 6,500 across the country. Founded in 2008, Chargemaster runs POLAR, the largest public charging network in the UK.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 23, 2024

A new heavy-duty electric truck charging station is opening near the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in southern California, but the electricity powering it isn’t as new-age as the vehicles it charges. It’s hard to knock the charging station too much, but it would be nice to know when the hydrogen changeover will happen.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Photo: Octopus Electric Vehicles US Octopus Electric Vehicles just launched DriveFree , a used EV leasing program, and it comes with unlimited free home charging. To lease and get unlimited free home charging with DriveFree, you need to live in the Houston area and have Octopus Energy as your home electricity provider.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 22, 2021

debuted at the 2021 Shanghai auto show with some impressive performance figures including, according to the company, up to 600 miles of range (likely. Chinese automaker BYD has already built more electric cars than many established automakers, and now it's launching a new dedicated platform for its next generation of EVs.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

When Average Joe and Jane think about wireless charging, they may not see any great benefit. However, the true benefits of wireless EV charging are seen in the commercial EV market, and they’re about much more than convenience. The company installed its first system in 2017 in Washington state. Check out the video to learn more.

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Teslarati

APRIL 9, 2024

Tesla is set to roll out charging improvements on the Cybertruck this quarter, aiming to boost the number of miles it can recover from a lower state of charge in a shorter span of time. We IDd a corner case bug that sometimes locks posts into 100A max when charging Cybertrucks from very low SOC.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 31, 2022

More than 100 Taco Bell restaurants are set to be “electrified” over the next year with DC fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, announced the operator Diversified Restaurant Group, earlier this month.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

More bad news for the ubiquitous anti-EV trolls: the million-mile EV battery is in sight. million km (932,000 miles) or 15 years. According to SNE Research , the company almost doubled its sales in the US and Europe last year. The new battery pack is designed to power commercial EVs such as buses and trucks.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

million electric school bus miles driven. The company has supported a number of districts in applying for the 2023 EPA Clean School Bus Program and is also planning to soft-launch the deployment of school bus V2G technology this summer. Also partnering in the program is Virginia bus dealer Sonny Merryman.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2023

Chinese battery supplier CATL on Wednesday announced a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that the company claims will enable super-fast charging. Called Shenxing, the new battery is scheduled to enter mass production later this year, according to a company press release.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In a week-long period between February 10th and 17th, Tesla owners in the country collectively traveled over 700 million kilometers (almost 435 million miles). Considering the all-electric nature of Tesla’s electric cars, the miles traveled by China’s EV owners were also emissions-free.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

Charging time is another argument, but it’s one that actually has some teeth. Even the fastest-charging models still take upwards of half an hour to recover a meaningful amount of driving range, but Polestar recently demonstrated that worries about charging times may become a thing of the past.

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Teslarati

JUNE 29, 2023

A recent report has emerged suggesting that Tesla is currently examining the potential of StoreDot’s Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) battery technology. Israeli battery startup StoreDot has garnered a reputation as a producer of electric vehicle batteries that are capable of charging at very rapid speeds.

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Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2024

StoreDot’s extreme fast charging (XFC) battery cell charged from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 10 minutes, as a new demonstration featuring a Polestar 5 showcased the efficiency and speed of the XFC cell. With our extreme fast charging technology, you can add 200 miles in under 10 minutes.”

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EV Box

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Thirty-six miles east of San Francisco, an innovative office-and-retail destination called Bishop Ranch is using electric vehicle charging to lead its tenants, visitors, and region into the electrified future.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Well, there is now a “takeaway” charging service that just provides a power bank-style power supply. Among them is a start-up company located in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, which is considered by everyone to be the “Ele.me” or “Meituan Waimai” in the field of electric vehicle charging.

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