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)

EV charging

Major automakers take on Tesla with US-wide EV charging network

BMW, GM and other manufacturers join forces to bring 30,000 fast chargers to U.S. and Canadian highways in a bid to keep the EV market on track.

By Jeff St. John . 26 July 2023
EV charging

Are EV chargers a cybersecurity risk?

Hackers have already tampered with the machines, so far in ways that are relatively innocuous. But experts warn it could get much worse.

By Tik Root . 17 July 2023
EV charging

Tesla has pulled ahead on EV charging. Now, the hard part begins

Ford, GM and most EV charging companies have announced plans to use Tesla’s charging tech in North America — but pivoting an entire industry won’t be simple.

By Jeff St. John . 16 June 2023
EV charging

California is getting its biggest electric truck charging station yet

Forum Mobility is building a 96-truck charging depot in Northern California — a significant step toward the state’s goal of decarbonizing trucking by 2035.

By Jeff St. John . 13 June 2023
EV charging

Startup Ample says it can swap an EV battery in 5 minutes

Can battery swapping for electric vehicles beat out real-time charging? This business concept has already led to one high-profile flop, but Ample is gearing up to make it work.

By Eric Wesoff . 25 May 2023
EV charging

A California bill could help EVs prevent blackouts

The state might require every electric vehicle to be capable of powering your home — and the grid — through a process called bidirectional charging.

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira . 8 May 2023
Electric vehicles

How quickly can trucking decarbonize? California is about to find out

California's new Advanced Clean Fleets rule will push trucking to go electric over the next 20 years — the most ambitious such mandate in the country.

By Jeff St. John . 1 May 2023
Electrification

Span snags $96M to become a 'Swiss Army knife' for electric homes

The smart-electric-panel startup aims to electrify a million homes with its new funding, tapping partnerships with vendors of solar, batteries and electric appliances.

By Jeff St. John . 24 April 2023
Clean fleets

EV trucks and buses need costly grid updates. Should utilities pay?

A new study says ratepayers will come out ahead if utilities take on the upfront costs to build much-needed charging infrastructure for electric fleets.

By Jeff St. John . 20 April 2023
Electric vehicles

A persistent EV challenge looms over NY Auto Show: Charging

Amid flashy new electric models on display at one of the nation's top car events, experts worried that EVs will struggle to go mainstream without a lot more places to plug in.

By Maria Gallucci . 11 April 2023