Influx of Electric Vehicles Accelerates Need for Grid Planning

For grid reliability, PNNL study shows advance planning and smart EV charging strategies could help cities and utilities smooth out the duck curve and avoid costly new infrastructure Originally published on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory […]

BMW i Ventures Invests in GenXComm to Increase Speed & Lower Cost of 5G Rollout.

Mountain View, Calif. (July 28, 2020) – BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in GenXComm, a company with ground-breaking technology that improves the performance and capacity of communication networks, and aims to significantly increase the […]

COVID-19 Rebuild: Scaling Electric Mobility in India

Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. By Anjali Jaiswal  A diverse group of business, civil society, and academic leaders came together to introduce coalition letters that support advancing electric mobility in India. The coalition letters […]

Free2Move becomes a Full-Fledged company with a New offer of Mobility services

The mobility brand Free2Move becomes an autonomous, unified and agile entity Composed of 150 experts in tech, data, design and e-commerce Free2Move expands its offer and puts its technological expertise at the heart of its activity […]

Alexa, Charge My Car’: ŠKODA Introduces Remote Electric Vehicle Charging via Amazon Alexa

ŠKODA Citigoe iV and Superb iV owners can use Amazon Alexa to start or stop charging remotely and check electrical range Customers can do this from anywhere, including the comfort of their sofa Drivers can control air-conditioning […]

Former Tesla Exec Electrifies Mass Transit as Head of Electric Bus Maker Proterra

Originally published by EV Annex. by Charles Morris When it comes to electric vehicles, passenger cars grab most of the headlines—especially fast and glamorous ones made by a certain California company. However, electric buses represent one of […]

No Premium without Responsibility: BMW Group makes Sustainability & Efficient Resource Management Central to its Strategic direction

The BMW Group is making sustainability and resource efficiency central to the company’s strategic direction. Chairman of the Board of Management Oliver Zipse announced initial details of this strategic direction in Munich today and presented the […]

Aral to build more than 100 Ultra-Fast Charging Points at retail sites in Germany

Bochum, 24 July 2020 – Aral, bp’s market leading fuel retail brand in Germany, is set to invest in a network of ultra-fast charging infrastructure across the country. Following a successful 12-month pilot project at five of […]

FOTW #1144, July 27, 2020: U.S. Energy Savings Due to Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicle Use Estimated at 44.8 Trillion Btu in 2019

Originally published on  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Due to their efficiency, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) reduce the amount of energy used by light-duty vehicles compared to their internal combustion engine counterparts. Estimates show that the […]

Renault Hits 300,000 Milestone of Electric Vehicle sales in Europe

Renault is celebrating reaching a significant milestone of electric vehicle sales in Europe since 2010 The EV-leader has sold more than 300,000 models including the award-winning New ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. Latest figures come following strong […]

Sak Installs EVpass Charging Station at the Municipality of Rehetobel

Together with evpass and its partners, SAK (St.Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG) is expanding the evpass charging network. Evpass is the largest public charging network in Switzerland with 1,670 charging stations. In the parking lot in front of […]