Key industry milestones

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley was on hand to help Concord Pacific and its President and CEO, Terry Hui, unveil the world’s largest EV parking facility at Concord Brentwood in Burnaby, Canada. Photo: Concord Pacific

November 6, 2024

Concord Pacific unveils world's largest EV parking facility

November 4, 2024

Joint Office celebrates 200,000 places to charge

The deployment of EV chargers marks the most significant transformation to the transportation system in a century. Image: © Scharfsinn86/Dreamstime

October 29, 2024

SAE J3400 helps define the future of EV charging in North America

The auto industry has taken a significant step in advancing North American electric vehicle (EV) charging with SAE International's release of the NACS J3400 Recommended Practice (RP) document.

Experts underscore that the standard is for a system of charging, not just a plug, and relay best practices

October 25, 2024

Nuvve joins EVVE project to accelerate bidirectional charging in Europe

Nuvve has joined the EVVE (Environmental Valorization of Virtual Energy Storage) project to accelerate the rollout of bidirectional EV charging stations across Europe.

Nuvve is joining the EVVE (Environmental Valorization of Virtual Energy storage) project alongside key partners, with the aim of speeding up the rollout of bidirectional charging stations for EVs across Europe. Photo: Nuvve

October 22, 2024

NECA unveils EV Charging Resource Network

The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), in collaboration with Fuser, has announced the unveiling of its EV Charging Resource Network.

NECA is the voice of the US$240bn electrical construction industry that brings power, light, and communication technology to buildings and communities across North America. Image: National Electrical Contractors Association

October 16, 2024

Nissan to launch "affordable" V2G charging technology

Nissan will launch its AC bi-directional V2G charger in the UK and expand to other European markets. Image: Nissan

October 3, 2024

Kempower to deliver EV fast-charging solutions to Zeon in India

Kempower has partnered with Zeon, one of India's largest charge point operators (CPOs), to deploy EV fast-charging solutions across India.Kempower has partnered with Zeon, one of India's largest charge point operators (CPOs), to deploy EV fast-charging solutions across India.

Kempower and Zeon start the collaboration with a target to establish a network of over 20 charging hubs in India over the upcoming years, with one charging site in Sira, Karnataka already installed

October 1, 2024

XCharge lists on Nasdaq

Rapid EV charging manufacturer XCharge has staged its initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock market index.

XCharge provides EV charging solutions including DC fast chargers and accompanying services

September 27, 2024

Kia EV owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network in US

Kia America says it will soon offer North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters for its EV6 and EV9 electric vehicles.

The move indicates that from January 15, 2025 the Kia EVs will have access to the Tesla Supercharger network that uses the NACS standard developed by Tesla, although Tesla was not specifically mentioned in the Kia press release.

Access to the more than 16,500 NACS DC fast chargers in the US is planned for January 15, 2025.