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Ford gives all EV buyers a free charging station and installation—it seems to sell more cars

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The Ford Power Promise focuses on drivers who can most easily charge at homestill the low-hanging fruit for EV sales. The Power Promise program was first announced in September 2024, and Ford attributed its best-ever quarterly EV sales in Q4-2024 to awareness of the plan. Its working. brands like Ford and Chevrolet.

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Europe Accelerates EV Adoption with Policy Updates

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UK Removes Red Tape for EV Charging Installations The U.K. government recently announced it would remove the need for businesses or individual drivers to submit planning applications for the installation of individual driver sockets. Such changes will continue to aid in the high sales of EVs being tracked across the continent.

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China overhauls EV charging: 100,000 ultra-fast public stations by 2027

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Advertisement - scroll for more content To keep the grid running smoothly, China wants new chargers to be smart, with dynamic pricing to incentivize off-peak charging and solar and storage to power the charging stations. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.

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America's EV Charging Network Is About To Skyrocket

InsideEVs

Despite an expected decline in EV sales this year—thanks to the Trump administration taking a sledgehammer to pro-EV programs—the country’s charging network is growing bigger. But the average utilization rates also dropped due to increased installation of new chargers in low-adoption regions. electric vehicle charging market.

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SWTCH’s load management system is tailored to the needs of multi-unit dwellings

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We find that some of the characteristics of any kind of EV charging project also apply to MUD (Multi-Unit Dwelling) installations: software is what makes the whole ecosystem work; load management is critical for getting the most out of the available power; and vertical integration helps to ensure reliability.

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Securing the EV Charging Ecosystem: Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks for Optimal Network Security

Driivz

As the sales of electric vehicles increase, and EV charging infrastructure expands to support more EV drivers, cybersecurity is top of mind for Charge Point Operators (CPOs). For example, the password for a new router or modem is not changed once installed, or its changed to something simple and insecure. There were 17.1

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How to Use Retail EV Charging to Drive a Competitive Advantage

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Secondly, retailers can drive revenue from more in-store sales. Businesses that install EV chargers typically see a 4% increase in foot traffic and 5% increase in revenue from customers running errands while they charge. Level 1 chargers are simple and inexpensive to install but slow to charge.