EV charging

New York City tests a solar-powered electric-school-bus microgrid

Utility Con Edison and school-bus operator First Student see bus-charging depots equipped with solar and batteries as a win-win that supports the power grid.

By Jeff St. John . 4 November 2024

Artist rendering of solar panel-topped electric school buses parked at EV chargers — First Student and Con Edison are building a solar- and battery-equipped electric bus-charging microgrid in Brooklyn, complete with solar-panel-topped EV school buses. (First Student)

EV charging

5 charts that shed new light on how people charge EVs at home

A new report draws on 10 years of detailed data to chart charger use patterns, as well as how they can work as home backup and grid-balancing tools.

By Jeff St. John . 25 October 2022
EV charging

Want faster, cheaper EV charger installations? Stop digging

Shoals Technologies' new aboveground cabling system can be deployed in a fraction of the time and eliminates a lot of the guesswork — and extra cost.

By Jeff St. John . 5 October 2022
EV charging

Hertz wants to turn its airport rental-car lots into EV-charging hubs

The rental-car giant is teaming up with bp pulse to make EV chargers available to Hertz customers, Uber drivers and the general public.

By Jeff St. John . 27 September 2022
EV charging

Terawatt Infrastructure snags $1B for EV charging buildout

The newly minted cleantech unicorn has big plans to roll out charging depots for electric cars and trucks across the U.S.

By Jeff St. John . 13 September 2022
EV charging

A better way to do smart EV charging: Talk to the car

Telematics can give utilities and companies like WeaveGrid and ev.energy more ways to tap EVs to help the power grid — and make sure EV owners stay in the driver's seat.

By Jeff St. John . 6 September 2022
Electric vehicles

Lucky drivers will get discount on Ford EV pickup for helping the grid

Some customers leasing Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks will score lower monthly payments in exchange for sharing power with the grid at peak times, under a deal between Ford and Duke Energy.

By Julian Spector . 24 August 2022
EV charging

New California rule will cut costs of home EV charging

A long-awaited policy change eliminates the need for a second meter to measure EV electricity use. That opens up options for better rates and vehicle-to-everything charging.

By Jeff St. John . 22 August 2022
EV charging

This company wants to pack more EV-charging punch into gas stations

ADS-TEC Energy is outfitting fueling stations and convenience stores with units that integrate batteries and fast electric-vehicle chargers.

By Jeff St. John . 2 August 2022
Climatetech finance

Intersect raises $750M to ditch PPAs and bet big on clean industry

The solar and storage developer plans to pivot from selling clean electrons to using them to power large-scale EV charging and clean up dirty industrial processes.

By Eric Wesoff . 12 July 2022
EV charging

Schneider Electric buys EV Connect to open up its EV-charging options

Charging an EV needs to be as simple as filling a gas tank or using an ATM card. Open-standards-based software can bridge the technology gaps.

By Jeff St. John . 21 June 2022