Private sector initiatives & innovations (including PPPs)

EVPassport and Zeta (the Zero Emission Transportation Association) have announced that the company is joining the coalition as a member.

Those hesitant to put a toe in the EV market might reconsider now that a group of automakers plans to add 30,000 charging stations in North America.

Sitetracker has been selected by Engie Vianeo, one of France's leaders in deploying electric vehicle charging stations.

Last week’s announcement that seven major automakers are partnering to build a new network of 30,000 EV chargers in North America by the end of the decade received plenty of attention. What are those in the industry saying now – after the dust has settled a bit?

The recently announced plans by seven global car makers to roll out a charging network across North America are a major win in the transition to EVs, according to environmental organisation the Sierra Club.

Representatives from the city of Irvine, Noodoe, Casco EV360 and others met up to celebrate the installation of 166 EV chargers at Irvine's Great Park.

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

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.

The leading rapid EV charging solutions provider Kempower will expand its operations and open a new production facility in Lahti, Finland. 

BP Ventures has invested €7.5m in the Service4Charger, a Berlin-based provider for the planning, installation, operation, and maintenance of EV charging infrastructure.