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GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Business, Freight Groups Oppose EV Charging Station Bill

A Senate bill aimed at addressing range anxiety for drivers of electric vehicles is facing pushback from key business stakeholders.

September 19, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Treasury Rule Would Expand Tax Credits for EV Chargers

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers.

September 19, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Idea Leads to EV Charger Maintenance Business

LOS ANGELES — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations would need a workforce to maintain it.

September 16, 2024
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentFuel

DOE Studying ‘Soft’ Costs to Deploy EV Charging

The U.S. Department of Energy is studying so-called soft costs of deploying EV charging infrastructure that sometimes are overlooked but can be higher than the basic buildout costs.

September 10, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Greenlane Lands $15M for California Zero-Emission Truck Hub

Truck refueling specialist Greenlane won a $15 million grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District to expedite construction of its flagship Colton, Calif., facility.

September 9, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Why Public EV Chargers Almost Never Work as Fast as Promised

At U.S. public stations promising EV charging speeds of 100 kilowatts or higher, the average delivered charge was only 52 kW in 2022.

September 5, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuelTCA

Lack of Standard Training for EV Techs Perpetuates Shortage

There’s an aggressive push for more electric vehicle chargers and technicians to work on them, but a problem remains: There’s no nationwide standard for training those technicians.

August 7, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuelTCA

Mercedes-Benz to Install EV Chargers at 100 Starbucks

Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz announced a partnership July 17 to install high-power electric vehicle chargers at 100 Starbucks stores across the U.S. 

July 19, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Public EV Chargers Set to Surpass Gas Stations in Eight Years

America’s EV charger deserts continued to vanish in the second quarter, as a motley array of networks switched on 704 new, public fast-charging stations, an increase of 9% in three months,

July 18, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Infrastructure Still Top Issue for Electric Truck Deployment

According to industry leaders, this simple, yet crucial detail for fleets to consider when adding electric trucks to their rosters should be their top priority: where to plug them in.

June 28, 2024