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GM adding Plug and Charge

Green Car Congress

GM is expanding its existing collaboration with EVgo to add a new Plug and Charge service to the Ultium Charge 360 ecosystem. GM is the first OEM to introduce a Plug and Charge feature to the company’s existing and future EVs that is designed to work on multiple, public networks in North America.

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GM and Pilot Company to build out coast-to-coast EV fast charging network powered by EVgo eXtend

Green Car Congress

To accelerate the widespread adoption of EVs, increase access to charging and help enable long-distance electric travel of people and vehicles across the US, GM and Pilot Company (Pilot and Flying J) are collaborating on a national DC fast charging network that will be installed, operated and maintained by EVgo through its eXtend offering.

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Volkswagen of America to invest $20M in 50-state EV dealer readiness program

Green Car Congress

As a direct result of the program—which will continue through June 2022—Volkswagen dealers have added 23,490 kW of charging capacity, trained more than 1,260 EV service technicians, and implemented dedicated EV Specialists to create e-mobility centric consumer experiences across the country. More than 85% of all ID.4

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Daimler Truck announces dealer certification program for EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Vehicle-makers are establishing certification programs to make sure their dealers are prepared to provide a good experience to their customers as they make the transition to EVs. The Freightliner dealer network plans to have 100 dealer locations certified by 2025. We see it as our responsibility to support them on their journey.

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Stellantis selects AGI to support national US dealership electrification and EV charging capabilities

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With the electric-vehicle (EV) readiness assessments in process, US auto dealers are seeing rapid growth in the number of EV charger installation projects being proposed and starting construction over the next several months.

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We Should Fix The Weird World Of Dealer EV Charging

CleanTechnica EVs

Even with current drivers, there are many places that need more charging stations, and when we consider all of the coming future growth, it’s hard to argue that it’s even possible right now to build too many charging stalls. In many ways, EV drivers can use as much infrastructure as we can get.

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InCharge Energy releases scalable DC fast charger; 180kW unit can charge two fleet vehicles simultaneously

Green Car Congress

InCharge Energy, a provider of turnkey electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for commercial fleets, introduced its latest charging hardware offering: the ICE-180. Other key benefits include: Compatibility with vehicles supporting CCS and CHAdeMO charging standards. Power sharing between both charging ports.

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