Charging
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Waymo's Las Vegas robotaxis are queuing at public chargers, and drivers noticed
Days after Waymo opened to public riders in Las Vegas, ride-hail drivers reported waits of up to 90 minutes at an Electrify America site. Waymo says it limits its public charging.

New York hands its curbside charging buildout to a Brooklyn startup
The city picked Brooklyn's it's electric to build a curbside Level 2 network aimed first at ride-hail drivers who park on the street. Pricing has not been set yet.

IONITY's Greenwich hub brings 400 kW to the weekly shop. Will the bill fit?
A new Mr. EV visit tests the promise of IONITY's urban expansion: useful locations and powerful chargers, with price and the car itself deciding everyday value.

Walmart charging grows, but one app failure exposes a weak spot
State Of Charge counts 109 Walmart charging sites and rates below its US benchmark. A failed New Jersey test shows why drivers still need another way to pay.

The 800-volt badge is a bracket, not a number: four conditions decide whether it pays
Higher pack voltage can sharply cut fast-charging time when the charger, battery temperature and state of charge cooperate. At home, it changes nothing.

Tesla's public Megacharger rollout is hiding in permit filings
Tesla has two confirmed customer-facing Megachargers near the Los Angeles ports and 64 more locations on its map. Pilot's rollout remains difficult to track.

BYD's Brazil flash-charge demo did 13% to 100% in 9:31. Now build 1,000 of them
A Denza Z9 GT reached a displayed 100% in roughly nine and a half minutes at Interlagos. The charging worked; BYD's much harder promise is turning one battery-buffered showcase into a national network.

EVgo's Warren flagship puts its 400-stall charging plan into view
The 12-stall canopy site in Warren, Michigan shows what EVgo and GM promised in 2024. It is a useful upgrade, but the 400-stall programme is still in its early miles.

IONNA beat Tesla on charging satisfaction. Now it has to survive scale
IONNA scored 807 in J.D. Power's 2026 charging study with just over 100 live sites. Its Circle K deal will show whether the polished experience survives mass rollout.

Walmart hit 100 fast-charging sites. The price still changes store to store
Walmart's in-house network passed 100 sites and 838 stalls in July, and independent tests found it both cheaper and dearer than the nearest Supercharger. The 18-cent spread between Walmart's own stores explains why.

Truck Charging's Real Bottleneck Is the Utility Queue, Not the Charger
America's largest new electric truck hub secured 9 MW. A Chinese depot north of Chengdu has 51 MW of charging equipment installed. The comparison shows why interconnection, distributed architecture and load scheduling now set the pace of freight electrification.
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