Charging and Grid
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England scraps planning permission for pavement EV cables
From 21 October 2026 many homes in England can add a wall charger and a council-authorised pavement channel without a planning application. Conservation areas, loose cables and covered car parks stay on the old rules.
Melbourne Airport opens Australia's biggest EV hub, for now
bp pulse's 24-bay hub at Melbourne Airport is the country's largest, but a 37-bay Tesla application in Albury would overtake it. Prices and charger split are unreported.
Duke pays Florida drivers $7.50 to charge in the afternoon
Florida's $7.50 credit applies to Level 2 charging in set hours, and on weekdays those hours include 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A fast charger is outside that offer.
NHTSA filing tells ID.4 owners to cap the charge at 80%
The newest ID.4 recall does not tell owners to park the car. NHTSA's interim remedy is to stop charging at 80 percent while Volkswagen develops a repair.
Mercedes pays German drivers for every hour an EV stays plugged in
The German bundle is an 11 kW bidirectional wallbox, a Mercedes tariff and an app. The advertised bonus assumes the car stays connected for many hours a day.
EV battery warranties: What eight years and 70% really cover
An EV battery warranty can cover a defect or a defined capacity threshold, not a return to day-one range. A US-focused checklist for buyers and owners.
EVgo's 750 kW Stall Still Stops at What the Car Will Take
EVgo's next charger is a 1,000-volt, 750-amp machine. A 400-volt car on that stall cannot take 750 kW. The rating on the cabinet and the limit in the car are different numbers.
Pilot and Tesla open 1.2 MW truck charging on a freight route
The first Pilot Megacharger was due in summer and opened in October. Twelve more truck stops are under construction, Tesla's half-hour charge figure is still a claim, and no session price has been posted.
Honda's wireless charging road is a 300-metre test, scheduled for 2027
Honda and Taisei will demonstrate in-motion wireless charging within about 300 metres of the Tateyama Expressway from fiscal 2027. The 150 kW check is a later, closed-road step.
Germany's meter rules now count power a parked EV sends back
On 1 October 2026 Germany's network regulator adopted MiSpeL, rules for counting electricity that storage and bidirectional chargers send back. The flat-rate option still waits on European state-aid approval.
Geely's four-minute charge still needs the right station
Geely says compatible cars can move from 10% to 70% in four minutes and 30 seconds. The result depends on a 2.25MW station, a compatible pack and conditions that are not yet a normal public-charging stop.