EV charging News Updates

The companies announced the agreement Feb. 18, saying the goal is to lower financial barriers for organizations looking to transition to electric vehicles.

It’s now unclear whether Ohio will build any more of the federally funded charging stations, as President Donald Trump’s team has directed all states to halt new spending of the money.

The Trump administration is suspending federal funding for electric car chargers, following through on one of the president’s first directives to roll back subsidies for plug-in vehicles.

The Port of Long Beach celebrated the recent opening of a new electric truck charging station, with officials calling the facility the “largest port-based truck charging depot in the country.”

U.S. electric vehicles got a record 766 new high-speed charging stations to plug into in the fourth quarter, with the uptick being driven by retailers.

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded California $122.9 million to build zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure for electric vehicles, including heavy trucks.

Ideanomics, which owns technology used to charge electric buses and other commercial vehicles, has filed for bankruptcy.

Tesla promised to drop the wall on its so-called charging “walled garden” two years ago, making its Superchargers accessible to all EVs. 

Voltera also raised $100 million in debt financing in August. The funds will also be used for building out the company’s planned network of charging sites.

EPA is paying $248.9 million to develop 24 electric truck charging sites for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles along the Interstate 95 freight corridor in four East Coast states.