Fiat Fixed The EV Charging Cable Problem
Image: Fiat Fiat’s new bargain-priced Grande Panda EV, recently released in Europe and potentially headed to the U.S. market, has a new feature for electric vehicles that just makes too …
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Tesla Files Lawsuit Over ‘Highly Unsafe’ Breakaway Charger Adapter
Tesla filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against startup EV charger adapter manufacturer EVject for false advertising, trademark dilution and unlawful trade practice. The electric automaker claims the …
California Likely Won’t Meet Its Goal Of Building A Million EV Chargers
Image: Patrick T. Fallon (Getty Images) California officials are assuming that there will be millions of EVs on California’s roads in the 2030s, so the state needs to get on …
Copper Thieves Are Making A Pretty Penny Looting Charging Cables Thanks To EV Growth
Photo: Electrify America The recent surge in cable theft from electric vehicle charging stations could be tied to the increasing price of copper, an increase largely due to the increase …
These Retractable On-Street EV Chargers Need To Be Everywhere
Electric vehicles are still gaining momentum here in the U.S. market, tipped to crest ten percent of new car sales in 2024, but there is still a bit of hesitation …
No, You Can’t Use An Amazon Adapter To Charge Your Car At A Tesla Supercharger”
Tesla’s charge port has become the North American Charging Standard (NACS), but what does it take for non-Tesla owners to take advantage of the brand’s ubiquitous Supercharger network? Online retailers …
Adapter Dongles Add Another Headache To The EV Charging Mix
The future of EV charging hinges on the Supercharger network department at Tesla. Unfortunately that entire department was fired in sweeping layoffs from company CEO Elon Musk last week. The …
Mercedes’ New Charging Hub Delivers The Comfortable, Convenient Charging Experience We Deserve
America has a charging problem. It’s pretty common to have to drive several miles off your route, only to find that half the chargers don’t work, and the ones that …
Rivian Figured Out How To Make Charging Suck Less
Charging in the U.S. sucks. It’s getting better thanks to some massive new investments, but it’s still incredibly common to show up at a charge site and find the only …
A Tesla Fanatic Said He Called The Cops On A Rivian Driver For Using A Supercharger Station
Image: Rivian Rivian R1T and R1S trucks were allowed access to the previously Tesla-only Supercharger network in mid-March, as Tesla has been slowly allowing more electric vehicles to charge on …