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J+ BOOSTER 2 portable EV charger review: More bang for your buck

Baua Electric

When Juice Americas launched its portable two-in-one EV charger , the J+ BOOSTER 2, in North America, Electrek was invited to review it. J+ BOOSTER 2 specs December 27, 2022: Juice Americas is the US subsidiary of Swiss-based Juice Technology AG. Photos: Juice Americas (Editor’s note: Product links are affiliate links.)

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Ford Revises Dealer EV Requirements

The Truth About Cars

According to those in the know at Automotive News , Ford is slashing the required dealer training on electron eaters in half, while also cutting the number of EV chargers a retailer must install. Dealers apparently argued that slow Level 2 chargers were more than sufficient to keep new EVs full of juice for test drives.&

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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

Green Car Congress

It’s quicker than a Raptor, with standard 4x4 and independent rear suspension; a power frunk, enough juice to run your house for three days or power an awesome tailgate; and it will forever improve with over-the-air updates. America’s No. 1 auto brand is going zero emissions with America’s favorite vehicle. With the ability to offload 9.6

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Porsche will build network of 500 fast chargers for its Mission E electric cars

Green Car Reports

dealerships install fast charger with enough juice to charge the car's big, 300-mile battery to substantially full in just over 20 minutes. Porsche is getting its dealerships on board with selling electric cars, in preparation for its upcoming Mission E electric sedan, by insisting that each of the company's 189 U.S

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Many wonder, “why not install solar panels on an EV’s roof?” However, one of the problems that prevent such parking lots from arising everywhere is high installation and connection costs. It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5°

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VW Adds Basecamp Accessories to Atlas Cross Sport

The Truth About Cars

Volkswagen is taking a different tack, choosing to offer a raft of accessories instead of installing items on the assembly line. Several automakers have decided to ‘offroadify’ some of their crossovers – Mazda with the CX-50, Honda with their Trailsport trim, and Subaru’s new Wilderness packages to name a few.

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Government working towards more liberal regime to foster sale, production of ethanol: VK Singh | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Aswani Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Sugar), Department of Food and Public Distribution in his address said, “The government has limited the diversion of sugar to ethanol produced from sugarcane juice and B-Hy molasses given the estimated drop in the production of sugar in the country.”

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