To increase range confidence, Volkswagen will provide ID.4 customers, who lease or purchase the electric SUV, with access to Electrify America’s more than 470 charging stations and over 2,000 DC fast chargers, including a newly completed cross-country route to take EV drivers from Washington D.C. to L.A.
In separate agreements, Salt River Project in Phoenix and Tucson Electric Power in Tucson have selected EV Connect as one of the industry partners eligible to provide EV network and charging management for a collective 750 new electric vehicle chargers.
This next-generation charging station at its Arizona Proving Grounds will be used to help Volkswagen evaluate battery and charging performance under extreme hot-weather conditions.
Users of the EV Connect charging app will be able to locate and pay for charging at Greenlots charge stations and vice-versa. The partnership helps drivers charge without the burden of managing multiple accounts.
The installation of DC fast chargers at three Love’s Travel Stops along Highway 99 expands the West Coast Electric Highway and takes a big step in the electrification of commercial fleets.
In the survey, conducted by Wakefield Research for telematics provider Samsara, 32% believe fleets will be one quarter electric within five years, while 50% believe in 10 years.
The funding was led by Soros Fund Management and Siemens.
Clients can work with Doering Fleet Management to source and finance EVs and associated charging infrastructure, manage the EV fleet through their lifecycle, and remarket their EVs at the end of term, using Doering Fleet Management’s leading EV management technology and EV consultants.
Using Hyundai Kona gas and electric models, Motor Trend conducted a road trip to form qualitative and quantitative assessments of EVs versus gasoline-powered cars. Along with the positive takeaways, the testers found that charging the Kona EV at consumer charge points more than doubled the cost of the trip compared to the gas Kona model.
Nonprofit Green Tech Education & Employment is planning to develop a mobility hub to provide a zero-emissions ride-sharing service to Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood.