Charged Magazine

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There’s a new home charging station on the market, the FLO Home.
The charger is made by FLO, Canada’s largest EV charging network and manufacturer. The company has delivered thousands of units to Canadian customers.
FLO Home charges five times faster than a standard wall outlet and is compatible with …read more

innogy eMobility US, a subsidiary of German utility Innogy, has acquired software firm Recargo, maker of the PlugShare charging app.
PlugShare is a network-agnostic EV charging application designed to give EV drivers accurate, up-to-date data for all charging stations, regardless of operator. It aims to provide a complete database of every …read more

The iconic Blue Bird school bus is getting charged. Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) was founded in 1927, and around 180,000 of the company’s buses are in operation today. Now the company has delivered its first electric school buses to customers in California and Ontario, just in time for the new …read more

There’s a new breed of EV in testing at an undisclosed location in Europe. Elaphe Propulsion, an EU-based manufacturer of in-wheel electric propulsion systems, has built a prototype vehicle, based on an Audi R8 space-frame chassis, that uses no dedicated space on the car for the powertrain.
Elaphe’s configuration squeezes the …read more

Last week, the US DOT and EPA held public hearings on the Trump administration’s proposal to reverse existing federal fuel efficiency and emissions standards.
The administration has attempted to justify the rollback of standards by claiming that higher fuel economy would lead to more highway fatalities because of the trend towards …read more

Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of the Ford Motor Company, recently gave a speech to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Rouge, the historic auto plant that he called “the heart of Ford,” and the place “where the industrial revolution took hold.”
Mr. Ford says the Rouge is “as environmentally progressive as …read more

Power electronics and motor specialist AVID Technology has recently won several new contracts totaling £50 million per year. The largest contract is a £34 million deal to develop an integrated EV system for a Tier 1 automotive supplier. Others include a £3.5 million contract to develop and supply customized electric …read more

Duke Energy plans to install up to 530 public charging stations within its Florida service area. Under the Park and Plug pilot program, the chargers will be deployed at multi-unit dwellings, workplaces and locations with high traffic. Ten percent of the new charging stations will be installed in “income-qualified communities.”
Charging …read more

British startup Dendrobium Automotive recently made its public debut at the ultra-exclusive Salon Privé garden party at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. The Duke of Marlborough was among the distinguished guests who were keen to discuss the new zero-emission D-1 hypercar.
The electric Dendrobium D-1 was developed in the UK with the …read more

Cummins is a huge presence in the diesel engine market around the globe. The company designs, manufactures and sells billions of dollars’ worth of diesel engines (and some engines powered by “alternative fuels” such as natural gas). Ranging from 2.8 to 95 liters, the company’s engines are found in nearly …read more