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Japanese Market Did Not Jump Start, Many EV Chargers Were Rarely Used
Japan is one of the countries that was early to the EV game, with the launch of Mitsubishi i-MIEV and Nissan LEAF more than a decade ago. The cars were supported by incentives, and the rollout of AC charging points and DC fast chargers that utilize the Japanese CHAdeMO standard (for severa...Read more -
UK Government Wants EV Charge Points To Become A ‘British Emblem’
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has expressed his desire to make a British electric car charge point that becomes as “iconic and recognisable as the British phone box”. Speaking this week, Shapps said the new charge point would be unveiled at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this November. Th...Read more -
The USA Government Just Changed the EV Game.
The EV revolution is already under way, but it may have just had its watershed moment. The Biden administration announced a target for electric vehicles to make up 50% of all vehicle sales in the U.S. by 2030 early on Thursday. That includes battery, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles...Read more -
What Is OCPP & Why Is It Important To Electric Car Adoption?
Electric vehicle charging stations are an emerging technology. As such, charging station site hosts and EV drivers are quickly learning all the various terminology and concepts. For example, J1772 at first glance may seem like a random sequence of letters and numbers. Not so. Over time, J1772 wil...Read more -
GRIDSERVE reveals plans for the Electric Highway
GRIDSERVE has revealed its plans to transform electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the UK, and has officially launched the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway. This will entail a UK-wide network of more than 50 high power ‘Electric Hubs’ with 6-12 x 350kW chargers in ...Read more -
Volkswagen delivers electric cars to help Greek island go green
ATHENS, June 2 (Reuters) – Volkswagen delivered eight electric cars to Astypalea on Wednesday in a first step towards turning the Greek island’s transport green, a model the government hopes to expand to the rest of the country. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has made green e...Read more -
Colorado charging infrastructure needs to reach electric vehicle goals
This study analyzes the number, type, and distribution of EV chargers needed to meet Colorado’s 2030 electric vehicle sales goals. It quantifies the public, workplace, and home charger needs for passenger vehicles at the county level and estimates the costs to meet these infrastructure needs. To ...Read more -
How to charge your electric car
All you need to charge the electric car is a socket at home or at work. In addition, more and more fast chargers provide a safety net for those who need quick replenishment of power. There are numbers of options for charging an electric car outside the house or when traveling. Both simple AC char...Read more -
What are Mode 1, 2, 3 and 4?
In the charging standard, charging is divided into a mode called “mode”, and this describes, among other things, the degree of safety measures during charging. Charging mode – MODE – in short says something about safety during charging. In English these are called charging...Read more -
ABB to build 120 DC charging stations in Thailand
ABB has won a contract from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in Thailand to install more than 120 fast-charging stations for electric cars across the country by the end of this year. These will be 50 kW columns. Specifically, 124 units of ABB’s Terra 54 fast-charging station will be ins...Read more -
Charging points for LDVs expand to over 200 million and supply 550 TWh in the Sustainable Development Scenario
EVs require access to charging points, but the type and location of chargers are not exclusively the choice of EV owners. Technological change, government policy, city planning and power utilities all play a role in EV charging infrastructure. The location, distribution and types of electric vehi...Read more -
How Biden Plans to Build 500 EV Charging Stations
President Joe Biden has proposed spending at least $15 billion to begin rolling out electric vehicle charging stations, with the goal of reaching 500,000 charging stations nationwide by 2030. (TNS) — President Joe Biden has proposed spending at least $15 billion to begin rolling out electric vehi...Read more -
Singapore EV Vision
Singapore aims to phase out Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles and have all vehicles run on cleaner energy by 2040. In Singapore, where most of our power is generated from natural gas, we can be more sustainable by switching from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicl...Read more -
The size of the global wireless EV charging market between 2020 and 2027
Charging electric vehicles with electric vehicle chargers has been a drawback to the practicality of owning an electric car as it takes a long time, even for rapid plug-in charging stations. Wireless recharging is not faster, but it may be more accessible. Inductive chargers use electromagnetic o...Read more -
Ford will go all-electric by 2030
With many European countries enforcing bans on the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles, many manufacturers are planning to make the switch to electric. Ford’s announcement comes after the likes of Jaguar and Bentley. By 2026 Ford plans to have electric versions of all its models. Thi...Read more -
Europe BEV and PHEV Sales for Q3-2019 + October
Europe sales of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEV) were 400 000 units during Q1-Q3. October added another 51 400 sales. Year-to-date growth stands at 39 % over 2018. The September result was particularly strong when the re-launch of popular PHEV for BMW, Mercedes and VW and...Read more -
USA Plug-in Sales for 2019 YTD October
236 700 plug-in vehicle were delivered in the first 3 quarters of 2019, an increase of just 2 % compared to Q1-Q3 of 2018. Including the October result, 23 200 units, which was 33 % lower than in Oct 2018, the sector is now in reverse for the year. The negative trend is much likely to stay for th...Read more -
Global BEV and PHEV Volumes for 2020 H1
The 1st half of 2020 was overshadowed by the COVID-19 lockdowns, causing unprecedented declines in monthly vehicle sales from February onwards. For the first 6 months of 2020 the volume loss was 28 % for the total light vehicle market, compared to H1 of 2019. EVs held up better and posted a loss ...Read more