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2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger: Charge It Up

The Truth About Cars

A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice. The Ramcharger rides on Stellantis' STLA Frame body-on-frame platform for large electric vehicles and it offers vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-home charging. There is apparently no mechanical connection between the V6 and the wheels.

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging. It sounds like a utopian dream: rows of electric vehicles staying cool and charging away beneath solar panels while their owners shop, dine and conduct business. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Parking Lot Solar Panels and EV Charging. Retrofitting Woes.

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Share 4 stories about mobile EV charging

Setec Powerr

My car ran out of charge in the hotel parking lot, and there was no charging station nearby. I felt frustrated and stuck, but I remembered a friend telling me about the mobile EV charging app. Within a few minutes, I received a notification that an EV Mobile Charging Service van was on its way. It was so much fun!

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Why EV Charging Demand Response Is Critical During the Summer

EV Connect

A lot, actually: EVs also need to utilize the power grid in order to stay juiced up and on the roads. This is where effective EV charging station demand response comes in. Read on to learn more about demand response and how it pairs with smart charging to affect the EV industry.

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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

Green Car Congress

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions. America’s No.

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Managed EV charging can enable dozens of beneficial features to EV chargers such as access control, payment processing, data reports, demand response eligibility, and more. Here we break down the benefits of managed or “smart” charging to drivers, property owners, utilities, and society at large.

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

The Truth About Cars

Again, the lack of connection from the steering wheel to the tire could be at issue here. The dual electric motors (front and rear) that provide the car with all-wheel drive get their juice from a 78 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the system’s output is 402 horsepower and 486 lb-ft of torque. Just not quite enough.

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