EV charging

Enel X Way abandoned its US EV charging customers. What happens next?

About 125,000 Enel EV chargers are in limbo. Customers hope a buyer of its shuttered North American charging business will do the hard work of making things right.

By Jeff St. John . 23 October 2024

An Enel X Way JuiceBox EV charger installed at a home. (Artisialpv)

Grid edge

Housing developers and utilities join forces to create the next generation of microgrids

Sharing rooftop solar, batteries and grid controls between utilities and customers is a complex undertaking, but it could yield benefits greater than the sum of their parts.

By Jeff St. John . 15 June 2021
EV charging

How electrifying Uber and Lyft fleets could pave the way for broader EV charging networks

A report from RMI shows potential for a new California rule to speed up fast-charging investments, reduce pollution and expand equitable EV access.

By Jeff St. John . 8 June 2021
Electric vehicles

Tackling the electric vehicle buyer gap

Electric car sales skew toward the wealthy. Can stronger incentives and better program design change that?

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 7 June 2021
Opinion

How vehicle-to-grid technology could disrupt energy storage investment as we know it

If millions of electric vehicles are poised to connect to the grid, that changes expectations around stationary energy storage needs.

By Lou Schick . 7 June 2021
Opinion

Top 10 state energy legislative issues of 2021

Bill filings show environmental justice, electric vehicles and energy jobs in transition are on state lawmakers’ minds

By Sarah Steinberg . 2 June 2021
Electric vehicles

Did Ford's electric F-150 just shake up the home backup power market?

Tesla popularized the concept of batteries in the home. Ford connected the home to the truck.

By Julian Spector . 1 June 2021
Opinion

Rethinking the future of refueling

How solar plus storage plus EVs equals energy freedom.

By Michael Lee . 27 May 2021
EV charging

Newsletter: The electric vehicle problem we need to talk about

We need a lot more chargers in the ground.

By Julian Spector . 25 May 2021
EV charging

EV charger installations in California are bogged down by local permitting

A six-year-old permitting law hasn’t unblocked installation delays — so state lawmakers are now considering mandates.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 24 May 2021
Electric vehicles

Martha's Vineyard switches to electric buses with solar and battery backup

The Vineyard's bus fleet is half electric, with a resilient, clean power source sited at the depot.

By Julian Spector . 24 May 2021