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U.S. lawmakers start a new battle: gas stations vs. charging piles

Setec Powerr

billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with the goal of installing it across the United States by 2030. 500,000 public charging piles. As charging stations follow electric car stations to center stage, U.S. As charging stations follow electric car stations to center stage, U.S.

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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement

Setec Powerr

Batteries are a vital part of electric cars and mobile phones, and once they run out of power, they will make it impossible for you to move. What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? The need for public charging stations in much of the U.S.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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FERC approves CPUC settlement agreement with Dynegy/NRG; $100M EV charging infrastructure for California

Green Car Congress

NRG will pay to install a minimum of 200 fast charging “Freedom Stations”—110 in the Los Angeles Basin; 55 in the San Francisco Bay Area; 15 in the San Joaquin Valley; and 20 in San Diego County—that will be available for use by anyone with an electric vehicle for a minimum five year period.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing Rivian R1T

EV Life

In the dynamic landscape of electric vehicles, the Rivian R1T has emerged as a groundbreaking innovation, redefining the realm of electric adventure trucks. Revolutionizing Adventure: The Rivian R1T Unveiled The Rivian R1T burst onto the scene as a game-changer, setting new benchmarks for electric adventure trucks.

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Enterprise Rent-a-Car to offer Chevrolet Volt

Green Car Congress

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily and weekly rentals later this month. The Volt vehicles will be available at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, Calif., along with a new charging station.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

Green Car Congress

Workhorse claims these vehicles provide nearly 400% fuel efficiency improvement as well as optimum energy efficiency, vehicle performance and a better driver experience. Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities.

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