Hardware and software for DC chargers

David Hytch of turnkey EV charging stations provider Pluscharge discusses all things EV charging, including the need to remove payments friction, how a lot of schemes are on hold due to lack of on-site electricity, and how flexible chargepoint advertising benefits both advertisers and site owners.

Spain-headquartered Wallbox has reached the important milestone of selling more than 1,000 of its industry leading Supernova DC fast chargers.

Vehya has joined forces with industry partners to spearhead the installation of Free2Move electric chargers throughout Mexico.

Sweden-headquartered Polestar has signed an agreement with Tesla to adopt the new North American Charging Standard (NACS).

Fastned, the European rapid charging company, has opened its first ultra-rapid EV charging station in St Albans, in the UK. 

SAE International has announced it will standardise the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector.

There is not the capability at multi-family properties to manage EV charging infrastructure in-house, and this should be provided from an outside specialist.

EV Charging stations require robust communication systems for network connection, payment systems, power management, and more to be reliable. 

Wallbox has announced that Pulsar Plus, is now available at Costco stores across the US and through Costco.com.

Motorway services operator Moto Hospitality is one of the UK's biggest deployers of EV charging infrastructure. Chief executive Ken McMeikan says that rapidly escalating EV numbers means a lot more energy will be needed, but more joined up thinking from government and utilities will be required to achieve this.