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October 13, 2023
ComEd and Millennium Garages plan for 300 EV chargers by 2026
ComEd has highlighted the first 100 EV chargers installed as part of a plan to offer up to 300 total EV chargers in downtown Chicago parking complexes by 2026.
October 12, 2023
Canadian federal investment to deliver 48 new EV chargers across southern Ontario
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, has announced a C$229,356 investment to Hypercharge to install 48 Level 2 EV chargers in 11 parking lots across Southern Ontario.
October 11, 2023
NaaS wins bid for China PV-storage-charging-swapping project
NaaS Technology has won the bid for Phase I of the Anji Green and Low-carbon Supply Chain Construction Project located at the Anshan Station in China.
October 9, 2023
TotalEnergies to install 1,100 high-power EV charge points for German government
TotalEnergies has been awarded a contract for the installation and operation of 1,100 high-power charge points (HPC) for EV (up to 200 kW) as part of the German government's tender for the "Deutschlandnetz" ("Germany network").
September 29, 2023
EVBox Livo and EVBox Elvi customers qualify for the Irish EV Home Charger Grant
EVBox Livo and EVBox Elvi have been accepted for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Smart Charger Register scheme.
September 28, 2023
California installs 10,000 EV fast chargers - but many more required
Installation target achieved ahead of schedule, but the EV-heavy state is still well short of the charging infrastructure it needs
September 25, 2023
Canada announces federal investment for over 1,500 new EV chargers across Quebec
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources has announced nearly CA$30m in federal investment to deliver over 1,500 additional EV chargers across Quebec, including over 400 fast chargers.
September 22, 2023
Connected Kerb CEO welcomes confirmation of UK's ZEV mandate
Chris Pateman-Jones, CEO of UK-based Connected Kerb which delivers on-street public charging infrastructure, says that confirmation of the UK Government’s new Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate is a much-welcomed step forward in the migration to electric vehicles.
September 21, 2023
US Joint Office believes standardisation needed to enhance EV charging experience
The US Joint Office has hundreds of millions of dollars at its disposal to help standardise the EV charging experience. It might have just as many moving parts to assemble.
September 20, 2023
UK government set to delay ban on petrol and diesel vehicles
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reported to be about to announce that the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales in the country will be rolled back by five years from 2030 to 2035.