Charging Networks
Reliability, pricing, and who actually keeps the stalls online.
The electric trucks at Hannover are ready. Europe's plugs are not
CATL launched a 1,000 km truck battery at IAA Transportation, Scania and BYD brought hardware you can order, and Germany promised 4,200 motorway charging points. Electric trucks remain 3% of the German fleet.
NY-NJ port pairs electric truck vouchers with plans for up to five charging hubs
A $45 million port programme pairs vehicle discounts with nearby charging. Fleet research shows why routes, electricity bills and winter operation will decide its 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 Escalade IQ's 205 kWh pack is a road-trip cheat code. Overnight, it is a math problem
MotorTrend's long-term Cadillac adds 137 miles in 15 minutes on a DC stall, then needs two nights on a 6.6 kW home charger. Electrek spent $750 filling the same pack across 2,650 miles.
Oslo keeps half its cars electric with 6 kW plugs, not megawatt stalls
Nearly 49 percent of Oslo's passenger cars are battery-electric. Most of the public plugs that feed them are slow AC posts where people already park.
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.
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.
Connecticut wants public EV chargers to become a statewide grid resource
A 1,000-port pilot found that brief, rewarded charging pauses could cut peak demand without requiring compatible vehicle telematics.
EVgo Is Buying Tesla Hardware, but the Map May Be the Bigger Prize
EVgo will own hundreds of Tesla V4 Superchargers that Tesla operates on its behalf. The hardware adds capacity, while Tesla navigation puts the new sites in front of millions of drivers.
School's out. The buses spent July feeding the grid
On a July afternoon in Shawnee, Oklahoma, four electric school buses pushed more than 800 kWh onto the utility during a heat wave. California districts now bank about $5,000 a bus a year. The car in the driveway is still waiting on hardware.
New York's curbside EV chargers are packed. The city is adding 600 more
PlugNYC's 88 curbside points are occupied more than 70% of the time. New York is now betting that 600 more Level 2 sockets can unlock EV ownership for apartment dwellers and working drivers.
IONNA outscores Tesla Superchargers in J.D. Power's 2026 study
The eight-automaker network scored 807 in its first year of eligibility, ahead of Mercedes-Benz and Rivian. Tesla Superchargers dropped to fourth at 701. The ranking sits on roughly 150 sites, not a national map.