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One company plans to double the number of EV chargers in Florida

Green Car Reports

Florida has a high number of registered electric cars, but no comprehensive plan to develop charging infrastructure. Invisible Urban Charging (IUC) last week announced plans to install 6,000 EV chargers in Florida. That will double the number of chargers in the state, and make IUC the largest charging operator.

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IKEA US and Electrify America to install ultra-fast public and fleet charging at more than 25 IKEA retail locations

Green Car Congress

IKEA US announced a collaboration with Electrify America and Electrify Commercial to bring ultra-fast public charging stations and delivery fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging to more than 25 IKEA retail locations throughout the US.

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Final installment of coast-to-coast electric pickup race goes online

Teslarati

A coast-to-coast race between four electric pickups concluded a few weeks ago, and now the final installment has become available online. Multiple vehicles had charging issues during the roughly 2,362-mile trek, with some of the EVs even dying during the trip. Ford F-150 Lightning (Bearded Tesla Guy) What are your thoughts?

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Florida beach town becomes the first to launch an all electric bus fleet

Baua Electric

The city of Hallandale Beach, Florida is in the news this week after becoming the only municipality in the state with a fully electric transit bus fleet. The total bill for the new bus fleet comes in at $5,906,828, paid for by a State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) totaling $3,406,828 million along with a contribution of $2.5

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Florida-based public microtransit operator Freebee deploys Lightning Systems electric passenger vans

Green Car Congress

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission drivetrains, delivered the first two units on an initial order of six Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD wheel-chair accessible passenger vans to Freebee, an operator of on-demand public transportation in the South Florida region.

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GM introduces Ultium Charge 360

Green Car Congress

General Motors introduced Ultium Charge 360, a holistic charging approach that integrates charging networks, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services to simplify the overall charging experience for GM electric vehicle owners.

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EVgo builds public EV charging stations faster and cheaper using prefabrication – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

EV charging network operator EVgo has opened its first public EV charging station built using the company’s new prefabrication approach. EVgo expects its prefabrication process to reduce station construction costs by an average of 15% at suitable sites, and to reduce installation timelines by as much as 50%.