Why Is Making EV Fast Chargers Reliable So Hard?
Many EV chargers are broken or don’t work. Will NEVI help solve the problem for America’s long suffering electric car drivers?
Electrify America
Kia EV9 To Get Limited Free Charging From Electrify America
Electrify America and Kia America recently announced a special deal for the buyers of Kia’s new EV9 SUV, offering a generous 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of complimentary charging. This isn’t new ground for the companies. Expanding on a longstanding partnership with Kia America that covered other vehicles, this 1,000 kWh deal … [continued]
Electrify Canada Switches To kWh Pricing
Earlier this year, Electrify America changed the pricing structure for EV charging. Instead of charging a flat-rate across all stations, with lower rates for people with a Pass+ membership, the company switched to dynamic pricing, with every location getting its own charging price and the possibility of higher pricing during … [continued]
Avoid Electrify America’s Quartzsite, AZ Station This Weekend
Normally, I-10 between Phoenix and Los Angeles isn’t that terrible, at least outside of these metro areas. But, there are many people from California who have moved to Arizona and New Mexico over the last few decades. Mom and dad didn’t move away, so a huge chunk of these California … [continued]
Electrify Canada Arrives in Saskatchewan, Chooses “The City That Rhymes With Fun”
A few weeks ago, Electrify Canada (the Great White North version of Electrify America) announced that the company has entered the EV charging market in Saskatchewan. Specifically, the company installed six latest-generation 350 kW charging stalls in Regina, the capital city of the province. If you’ve never been there or … [continued]
North Dakota’s DCFC Network Has Improved Drastically, EA Opens First Station
Sometimes, I think I have it bad as an EV driver in New Mexico. Only very recently did all of the state’s interstate highways get CCS charging, and many popular U.S. highways in the state don’t have any charging at all, not even from Tesla. In the past, if I … [continued]
Electrify America To Focus On Reliability & Quality From 2024-26 In California
In some circles, saying “Electrify America” is a good way to rustle some jimmies. For most people who have actually used the company’s chargers, it’s a mix of blessing and curse. Electrify America vastly improved the charging situation for non-Tesla EVs, but then the machines started having more and more … [continued]
BMW Goes NACS, Leaving VW & Stellantis As The Odd Ones Out
In a recent press release, BMW revealed that, like much of the rest of the industry, it’s going to adopt the NACS plug in North America. With most of the rest of the German automakers doing the same thing, this leaves Volkswagen Group (owners of not only VW, but also … [continued]
Fast Company Includes 3 EV Companies Among “Brands That Matter”, & One Will Probably Surprise…
In a recent announcement, Fast Company chose three EV companies for its “Brands That Matter” list for 2023. While two of the players won’t be a big surprise, there’s one brand that surprised even me. In this article, I’m take a look at each one! What “Brands That Matter” Really … [continued]
We Want More EV Charging Stations At Convenience Stores!
But are elusive demand charges from utility companies making it fiscally impossible for these small businesses to fulfill a customer need?
