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Nissan partners with oil company for electric-car fast charging sites in Charlotte

Green Car Reports

It's one of the questions for future electric-car charging infrastructure: what about putting them at gas stations? On the one hand, drivers are used to going to gas stations, which are often conveniently located on both local and long-distance routes.

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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVs–things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

Teslarati

United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm went on a four-day, 600+ mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. There were some combustion-powered cars in the entourage as well, but zero Teslas. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Tesla Model 3 Road Trip Review — Finishing Our Transcontinental Tesla Trip To California

CleanTechnica EVs

We’ve recently driven our Tesla Model 3 from our daughter’s house near Charlotte North Carolina, to Salt Lake City Utah. With 2 Million Teslas Sold, Is the Tesla Supercharger Network Keeping Up? Just now we finished the last leg of our transcontinental Model 3 adventure on February 14, 2022, driving from the Salt Lake City, […].

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Rural EV charging incentivized in much of the US with Biden guidance

Baua Electric

Highway sign for electric-car fast-charging station at BP in Metrolina area of Charlotte, NC This isn’t the first time the Biden Administration has used a broad interpretation of legislation to ensure its EV policies are as widely applicable as possible. population.

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Tesla to expand START training program to Austin, funneling talent for Giga Texas

Teslarati

The START program was designed by Tesla to give students an intensive, small-group education that would accelerate their chance to be an automotive technician who specializes in electric cars. However, those who choose to stick with Tesla are given a wide variety of locations and Service Centers to choose from for employment.

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This EV startup, once valued at $13b, is on the verge of total collapse

Baua Electric

While the company had targeted this year as the date for starting production of its delivery van in Charlotte, North Carolina, only a miracle will make that a reality now. Electrek’s Take Arrival’s shares dropped nearly 95% this year, so it’s the desperate end of days for the startup, with few options to salvage the situation.

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News: AAA Offers Mobile Charging

Clean Fleet Report

The pilot program offers mobile charging for free to AAA members in San Francisco, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Orlando, Nashville, Charlotte, Denver, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Avon, Peabody and West Springfield, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, and Bend and Portland, Oregon.