Featured EV News Roundup

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This week in EV News You Can Use
(don't forget, you'll find links to all the articles below and more info - at this link!)

• San Francisco streets and sidewalks are filling up with controversial electric scooters, according to Wired.

• The Washington Post covers why 18 states are suing the EPA over plans to lower emission standards.

• U.S. Department of Energy’s $19 million investment in fast charging.

• Green Car Reports discusses the news that Subaru falsified emission numbers.

chart via Bloomberg

• Target commits to adding dozens of new charging spots at retail stores across North America [read more]

• Bloomberg reports that this week’s Beijing Auto Show will feature 174 EV models, 124 of which were developed in China. [read more]
  
  
• The nation’s capital goes green with a new fleet of electric buses that will save 244,000 pounds of carbon emissions each year, as well as reducing fuel and maintenance costs by $6 million over the buses' lifetime, as revealed in Smart Cities Dive. [read more]
  
  
• Greentech Media shares how EVs could save rideshare drivers $5,200 a year in fuel and maintenance costs. [read more]

ChargePoint Highlights

• This past Earth Day, ChargePointers participated in several events around the country—and the world—that reflect our commitment to electric mobility and show just how many different audiences care about this topic. We attended a Health and Human Services event in Washington, D.C., joined forces with the Port Authority of New York, spoke alongside Google Germany GmbH and Fluence Energy at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin (pictured below) and celebrated Earth Day with EV drivers in Palo Alto.

Read more about what we were up to during Earth Day at: ChargePoint Connects with Global Community of EV Enthusiasts on Earth Day

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This week in EV News You Can Use
(don't forget, you'll find links to all the articles below and more info - at this link!)

• Americans open up to electric cars, with 20% saying they’d pick an EV for their next vehicle [CNN]
  
  
• A comprehensive overview of electric fleet options, from delivery vans to long-haul trucks [Greenbiz]
  
  
• California will require solar panels on new homes [New York Times].
  
  
• Tesla plans to eliminate controversial cobalt from batteries, in Charged EVs.

• Charged EVs celebrates NYC’s commitment to take its bus fleet all-electric by 2040.
  
  
• How slime (yes, slime!) could advance self-driving EVs.

ChargePoint Highlights

We revealed a new concept design for high-powered charging of electric semi-trucks and aircraft. Watch our CEO, Pasquale Romano, unveil it at the Uber Elevate Summit.

Flying cars? We're charging them! Here's more on the new 2-MW charger for electric aircraft and semi-trucks that we unveiled. Since 2017, ChargePoint has been the charging partner for Uber’s Elevate initiative, as the two companies explore innovations to help support the launch of a fleet of electric VTOL aircraft within five years. Leveraging Express Plus, ChargePoint’s ultra-fast charge platform, the company continues to develop designs specifically for use at skyports where VTOL aircraft will park and fuel as part of their day-to-day activities.


Read more about the new two megawatt connector here in our press release, and on Electrek.

 

This week in EV News You Can Use
(don't forget, you'll find links to all the articles below and more info - at this link!)

• First-ever wireless bus charging system delivers 200 kW to a BYD bus, as described in FutureCar.

• The U.S. Department of Energy reveals that EVs saved 216 million gallons of gas in 2017, up 39% from 2016.

• Convenience Store News encourages store owners to add EV charging.

• Visualizations of the higher fuel, maintenance and emissions associated with gas cars, as well as the declining battery costs and increasing range for EVs.

• Utilities and automakers have joined to pressure the Trump administration to uphold fuel efficiency standards.

• A round-up of city policies that can support EVs.

source - cleantechnica


ChargePoint Highlights

• ChargePoint partners with Fulcrum to bring EV charging to the UK, as covered in Clean Energy News.

 

Here's a summary of what happened in the world of EVs during the week, Read the full weekly EV news roundup at the link!

• Charging station growth keeps pace with EV growth [Bloomberg]

• Get your milk from eco-friendly electric trucks: UK’s Milk & More goes electric [DHL]

• California approves record utility investment in electrification, putting over $700 million towards projects [Bloomberg]

• A version of the Honda Fit EV returns with 186 miles of range for under $20,000

• Fiat-Chrysler to deliver electric Jeeps, Maseratis and Fiats

And more, at the link!

 

Here's a summary of what happened in the world of EVs during the week, Read the full weekly EV news roundup at the link!

• Forbes shares how $500 million in Series B funding could help Byton get its EV into production next year.

• Nebraska wants to see if $4,500 in incentives could encourage residents to buy electric cars and home chargers

• Switzerland hosted the world’s largest EV rally.

• Engadget compares the Tesla Model S and Jaguar I-PACE.

• Ohio invests in electrification with incentives for taxi drivers to switch to EVs

All this and more at the link!


ChargePoint Highlights

• The days are longer, but your charge can be shorter! Save 20% on ChargePoint Home through July 23, 2018 — and see if you could save even more with a rebate in your state, right here at this link!

 

Last time we shared a roundup for the UK and Europe. Now, here's a summary of what happened in the world of EVs during the week in. Read the full weekly EV news roundup at this link!

• Green Car Reports covers what Tesla Model 3 buyers are trading in for the affordable long-range EV.
  
  
• The New York Times covers both a proposal to freeze fuel economy standards and the fact that political officials have had clear evidence of climate change for several decades.

• Science Focus confirms that EVs generate fewer emissions than gas cars, no matter where your power comes from.

ChargePoint Highlights
The Sacramento Bee quotes our CEO, Pasquale Romano, in covering the proposed fuel economy changes: “California is the global leader in the mobility revolution, due in no small part to the state’s commitment to emissions reductions. It simply makes no sense to revoke this waiver at a time when California leads the nation’s efforts to compete in the global marketplace."