Avis Budget Group and EverCharge, an SK Group company, have launched a significant number of EV charging stations at the George Bush International Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas.
The UK government’s EV Charging Plan, reported here last week, should be able to accommodate the needs of commercial vans, to ensure it is fit for purpose, according to logistics industry association Logistics UK.
EV charging management platform Ampeco has raised a total of US$16m in venture capital investment after closing a Series A funding round of US$13m led by BMW i Ventures.
Leviton, a provider in residential electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and wireless smart home technology, has launched its EV Series Charging Stations with My Leviton app compatibility.
Toyota Motor North America has entered into an agreement with WattTime to provide certain health and environmental impact data to Toyota and Lexus customers with eligible vehicles to enable them to find ideal charging times to reduce emissions when charging at home.
SparkCharge has launched its fleet services solution, the newest available from its mobile Charging as a Service (CaaS) line-up, to help make the transition to electric fleets simpler, more affordable and more immediate.
Charging concerns remain the biggest reason for consumers not to buy an electric vehicle, so the issue has to be resolved if the targets for rapid EV rollouts are to be achieved.
Smart charging installed at public electric vehicle (EV) charge points can save drivers £604.65 per year compared to traditional non-smart public charging, according to data from the UK’s first-ever trial of smart metered on-street chargers – Agile Streets.
