EV Charging

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Kenya Power Says Consumption From EV Charging Was Up 188% In Kenya In 2025

Electricity consumption from customers connected to Kenya Power’s E-Mobility tariffs surged 188% in 2025.  Consumption rose from 2,922,692 kWh in 2024 to 8,433,437 kWh in 2025. This led to an increase in revenue from EVs charging to KShs. 190,800,016 ($1,479,069.89) from KShs. 64, 843,181 ($502,660.32) in 2025. Kenya Power says … [continued]

Trump Administration’s 100% “Buy America” EV Charging Requirement Is Anti-EV Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation announced a new proposal to repeal an existing waiver and dramatically raise the domestic content requirement for electric vehicle charging stations–from 55 to 100 percent–for federal-aid highway projects, including the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI). NEVI is a $5 billion federal … [continued]

Chatgpt generated illustration showing hydrogen garbage trucks sidelined by refuelling access constraints.

Parked German Hydrogen Garbage Trucks Show The Limits Of Pilot-Driven Infrastructure

The recent case in Bielefeld, where seven hydrogen garbage trucks sit idle because they cannot legally refuel at a nearby hydrogen station for buses, is a small story that exposes a large and structural problem. The vehicles were purchased with public funds, the refueling station was built with public funds, … [continued]

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10,000 New EV Chargers Planned For UK

The venerable BBC just reported that 10,000 new EV chargers will be installed in Kent, UK. Kent is a county in southeast England, perhaps most well known as the location of Canterbury Cathedral and the white cliffs of Dover. Charles Dickens had a home there and he took long walks … [continued]