ChargePoint has had enough of vandalizing thieves who saw through EV charger cables to steal valuable copper — so now it’s making new “cut-resistant” cables and adding alarm systems in an attempt to mitigate the damage. ChargePoint’s VP of product management Steve Farrell tells The Verge the cable uses a patent-pending technology that includes strategically placed steel
DETROIT - General Motors said that starting Wednesday, owners of its electric vehicles can purchase a North American Charging Standard DC adapter that will allow them to charge their EVs at more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers. The adapter can be purchased through GM vehicle brand mobile apps for $225 and customers will be able to use
DETROIT - Rivian is following in Tesla’s footsteps with its decision to open its public charging network to all electric vehicles (EVs) later this year. The announcement came in the company’s latest letter to shareholders, outlining plans to expand access to the Rivian Adventure Network (RAN). While Rivian’s Adventure Network is currently smaller than Tesla’s
TEXAS - Tesla has signed a deal with Choice Hotels International to bring chargers to thousands of additional hotels. Over the last year, Tesla has become increasingly dominant in the charging space. It’s not like it wasn’t already, but with NACS, its own charge connector, becoming the standard in North America, and the release of its
DETROIT - DTE plans to invest $145 million to provide rebates for 19,300 chargers alongside additional private funding and federal grant dollars to collectively build 270,000 EV chargers in the coming years at public locations, as well as both single-family homes and multi-family buildings. Pina Bennett, DTE Energy’s director of electric sales and marketing, said
MARNE - President Joe Biden’s Build America, Buy America Act, enacted in 2021, focuses heavily on using American products to build charging stations as the country prepares for electrification of the auto industry and infrastructure. The tallest order is the requirement at least 55% of the cost of all components are manufactured domestically by 2024,
DETROIT - With many Americans looking to make the change from gas-powered vehicles, experts are studying whether the current infrastructure would be able to maintain an influx of electrical vehicles. A new study says the already challenged system wouldn't be able to adapt. The study, conducted by iSeeCars.com, suggests that the current trend could place
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved tariff changes and the creation of an accounting process through which Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO) will accelerate installation of electric vehicle chargers. It’s the first such utility vehicle electrification effort approved by the Commission for the UP as UPPCO seeks to meet growing customer demand for
