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SAE International has selected Pearson and its Pearson VUE business, to deliver its new Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Technician Certification.

Businesses are charging ahead to install on-site EV charge points to decarbonise their commercial fleets and offer charging facilities to the wider public, according to new research, but are battling complex regulations, an inaccessible national grid, and unhelpful planning laws.

Urban Fox, a partnership between Balfour Beatty Investments and Urban Electric Networks, has unveiled the UEone, which it claims is Europe’s first fully retractable on-street EV charger.

The EU’s Grid Action Plan demonstrates that nearly €600bn of grid infrastructure investment will be needed to meet climate change targets by 2030, highlighting the urgent need for infrastructure upgrades. In response to this pressing challenge, heavy-duty EV charging company Milence has published a comprehensive White Paper outlining key grid strategies to support the rapidly growing market for electrified heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), demonstrating that future-proofing Europe’s grid is possible.

The Biden-Harris Administration has opened applications for a historic US$1.3bn funding opportunity for EV charging and alternative-fuelling infrastructure in urban and rural communities and along designated highways, interstates, and major roadways.

The US is currently well short of meeting government targets for the rollout of EV charging infrastructure. So what barriers need to be removed to accelerate the process? A panel discussion at the recent EV Charging Summit and Expo gave some major indications.

FortisBC’s network of public EV charging stations has achieved another milestone surpassing a total of 50,000 EV charges.

As EV sales surge, governments and charging infrastructure providers worldwide are working together to accelerate the construction of charging facilities.

Ekoenergetyka, a European manufacturer of chargers for EVs, has opened a new production line that the company says will double the speed of production while improving product quality and efficiency.

Leading DC fast-charging solutions provider Kempower is delivering its megawatt charging system (MCS) to Hedin Supercharge’s newest public charging station, operated in the Virta platform.