If you believe some of the latest press reports, EV sales are rolling downhill fast. For example, a recent headline in the UK’s GB News read, “Electric car sales could plummet as only 18 percent of drivers want an EV and Tesla slashes workforce.” Image via Freepik The truth? EV sales soared to a new high in 2023, as the Union of Concerned Scientists’ David Reichmuth points out. And even after one of CNBC’s recent headlines read, “EV euphoria is dead. Automakers are scaling back or delaying their electric vehicle plans,” its writer, Michael Wayland, had ..read more

AI technology has lived up to its potential benefits and then some regarding its use in EV charging. AI-driven predictive analytics are already boosting battery life, making charging cycles more efficient, and adjusting the battery’s energy consumption as driver behavior changes — and much more. Image via Freepik Leading EV infrastructure companies using AI to optimize every aspect of charging and performance are transforming the EV charging industry. Let’s look at some of the companies that are driving change in AI usage in EV charging. 1. Utilidata Studies have ..read more

The minute you think electric vehicle (EV) charging technology has reached the pinnacle of its potential, EV researchers come up with yet another application that can advance the quality of life around the world. While vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is a marvel in its own right, V2X EV charging technology takes the concept of bidirectional charging to a whole new level. Image via Wikimedia Commons Following close on the heels of leading-edge V2G technology, V2X technology uses the potential that EV batteries have to power homes, independent local grids, and even farms, e ..read more

With the advent of widespread NACS adoption, longer-range vehicles, and more affordable models, EVs should capture a larger share of the automotive market than ever before. Discover how these improvements can bring about a sea change in EV adoption. The NACS Rollout Makes It More Convenient to Charge Most EV Brands Now that there’s a single charging standard that all EVs can use with an adapter, gone will be one of the objections auto buyers make when considering an EV purchase. Until the industry-wide adoption of the North American Charging Standard (NACS), non-Tesla EV drivers had to hunt al ..read more

EVs don’t just consume fuel like combustion engine-powered cars. They can also feed power back into the electric grid through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. That ability increases their benefit to both their owners and the communities they live in. Certainly, they save their owners on fuel costs – a full charge costs EV owners more than five times less than a gas-powered car, as Electrify News points out. Image via Freepik But with V2G technology, EVs will also be able to earn their owners rebates or other financial incentives from their utilities when the V2G syst ..read more

Whether you’re looking to furnish your business properties with EV charging stations or want an efficient way to charge your EV at home, it pays to do your research before you buy. With this guide to the best residential and commercial EV charging station providers, you’ll be able to narrow down your choices without even stepping out of your door. Image via Freepik The Top Residential EV Charging Station Providers Image via Freepik Buying an EV represents a significant investment of your resources. Charging at home can help you offset that expense by saving money on refueling. Afte ..read more

In late 2021, a group of more than 50 US electric utility companies met to discuss how they could boost the production of EV charging stations nationwide. Since then, the partnership they built — the National Electric Highway Coalition — has made significant progress in making their goal a reality. Here are five US utility companies leading the way in EV charging. Image via Freepik Duke Power Duke Power — now Duke Energy — has made itself a leader in the EV charging space through a variety of initiatives, including “utility inter-connection consulting ..read more

Historically, new technologies emerge from competing companies and differing development strategies. For this reason, their early iterations are often incompatible with similar technologies other companies have produced. Electric charging hardware and software are no exceptions. Image via Freepik Like early railroads with their differing rail gauges and the early video “wars” between VCRs and Betamax, EV charging infrastructure has yet to standardize across the industry. But as Appinventiv’s CEO and director, Saurabh Singh, points out, “EV interoperability and standar ..read more

Although many major gas station chains have jumped into the EV charging market feetfirst, others, most notably ExxonMobil, have yet to catch the EV wave. One of the reasons, as CNN’s Matt McFarland points out, could be the exorbitant demand charges their electricity suppliers levy on customers who consume a lot of power in a short timeframe. Image via Freepik Charging EVs does exactly that – so gas station owners need to find a workaround to accommodate their EV-owning customers and grab their share of their convenience store purchases. After all, convenience store pu ..read more

In logistics, final-mile delivery is the last step in a product’s trip and ends with the product’s delivery into the customer’s hands. As a DispatchTrack article points out, having an “on-time, speedy delivery is crucial in…a great delivery experience” for the customer. For that reason, many of the world’s top logistics brands have leveraged EV fleets for their final-mile delivery vehicles. Image via Wikimedia Commons In urban areas, the fossil fuel emissions of traditional delivery vehicles can stink up a neighborhood, turning a great delivery experience into a ..read more