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

Charged EVs

To address these challenges, last year Ford launched its Ford Power Promise, a marketing and support package to ease EV-curious shoppers (intenders) over the hump to buying and driving an electric vehicle. That makes installation of a Level 2 home charging station possible, although the details of each installation will vary considerably.

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Tesla (TSLA) sales are down 21% in biggest US EV market, dragging whole market down

Electrek

California accounts for roughly a third of EV sales in the US, making it the most significant electric vehicle market in America. California accounts for roughly a third of EV sales in the US, making it the most significant electric vehicle market in America. point decline in its market share year-to-date, with Q2 alone seeing a 2.9

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Be.EV Will Install Over 200 Ultra-Rapid Charging Bays In The UK

CleanTechnica EVs

recently announced it will invest 20 million to install over 200 ultra-rapid EV charging bays in the United Kingdom. The new chargers will be installed at 22 Schroders Capital-managed properties. Schroders Capital manages private market investments for its clients and owns real estate properties, including commercial real estate.

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Tesla counters Saudi Arabia charging concerns with quick response

Teslarati

. ‘I think charging is probably one of the main, if not the main, point of concern,’ said Carlos Montenegro, BYD’s general manager in Saudi Arabia, adding Saudi drivers clock up many more kilometres each year than in other markets.” 24 total stalls is a great start!

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Charge Vermont provides incentives for multifamily housing to install EV charging throughout the state

Plug in America

Essentially, this program provides free (or almost free) installation of Level 1 and Level 2 chargers in multifamily housing. It offers up to 90% of the total project cost for market-rate housing installations and up to 95% of the total project cost for projects with a minimum of 50% affordable housing units.

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Tesla partners up to expand Virtual Power Plant program in Texas

Teslarati

pic.twitter.com/9uVGTUXQol TESLARATI (@Teslarati) February 18, 2025 “Consumer generated energy is quickly becoming an important resource for the Texas wholesale electricity market,” Birdwell said in a statement. “As an additional benefit, GVEC has the ability to offer ancillary services directly onto the market.

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Paired Power’s EV chargers let customers mix and match solar, storage and grid power

Charged EVs

Paired Power offers a pair of microgrid-based products, each addressing a different market. We recognize there’s a big market for [fast charging], but we think the more prevalent form of charging is going to be topping up wherever you might be—retail, workplace, school, home. The first target market we addressed was workplace charging.

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