The electricity grid has been pieced together for more than 100 years. You don’t get a full upgrade every few years or even every several years like you do with most products. “The grid” (which is actually multiple grids) includes power plants that are decades old, brand new power plants, … [continued]
Bechtel’s programmatic approach to EV charging infrastructure can help fleet operators take early steps for long-term success.
By Jessie Aubry, Manager, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure at Bechtel.
A couple weeks ago, we heard from the US Departments of Energy and Transportation that all 50 states had submitted initial plans to review for funding from last year’s Infrastructure Bill. The long-term goal is to use the money to install 500,000 EV charging stations, but states have to start … [continued]
In a recent piece, I detailed the requirements the federal government put on states for the upcoming EV infrastructure build-out. It’s a great plan, and will go a long way toward getting EV charging infrastructure closer to where it needs to be. However, as I pointed out in that piece, … [continued]
Of all the many things going on in e-mobility in 2020, these are the main trends we’ll be paying most close attention to. You can read more here and dive deeper in the Electric Avenue podcast from Greenway featuring experts from across the mobility spectrum.
Wind and solar energy are being harnessed and integrated with electric vehicle chargers, heralding the coming end of the “Fossil Fuel Era” and the onset of a new age of sustainable, renewable power and fuel for transport. Two news items this past week– one regarding the Sanya Skypump and another regarding Envision Solar Trees– foreshadow what’s to come.
Germany’s first electric taxi has been rolling around Munich for the last year — a Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Leased and operated by taxi company Isar-Funk, the little EV has been an experiment in balancing practicality with efficiency, and testing what it’s really like to spend the day in an electric car. […]
Nissan is convinced that electric cars are the wave of the future, and it’s doing quite a bit to get the rest of the world to agree. The latest efforts are in the form of “The Big Turn On” campaign, in which Nissan offers a prize of 30 quick chargers to the city with […]
On the heels of its no-contact charging system, Nissan is now trying to generate some positive buzz for its new quick charge units in Europe by giving away 400 new stations to…
