charging stations
Ford CEO Acknowledges Charging Issues During F-150 Lightning Road Trip
Last week, Ford CEO Jim Farley hit the road in an F-150 Lightning pickup, driving along Route 66 and into the American West to really put the electric truck through its pace. Unfortunately, Business Insider reports that the EV road trip isn’t exactly all it’s cracked up to be for the CEO.
Tesla Seeks Federal Funding for Semi Charger Route
The Tesla Semi is struggling to take off, in part due to a lack of charging stations for EV big rigs in America. Tesla itself admits that the Semi is still in “pilot production,” according to Bloomberg, but the company is now asking the U.S. to subsidize a new charging corridor from Texas to California that would cost…
Seven Automakers Join Forces to Solve North America’s EV Charging Crisis
If seven automakers decide to join forces on something, you’d figure it’s got to be for a good reason. Today, it’s the need for a functional, accessible electric vehicle charging network that has united BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis. On Wednesday, the manufacturers announced a…
Mercedes-Benz Gains Tesla Supercharger Access
Once Ford announced that it had worked out a deal to give its electric vehicles access to Tesla’s Supercharger network, it felt like it was only a matter of time before all the other automakers announced the same thing. And since then, we’ve seen announcement after announcement as more automakers join the Tesla…
Elon Musk’s Charging Network Threatens EV Revolution
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the EV transition is a lot more fragile than automakers and policymakers are letting on. True, demand for electrified cars and trucks is generally up, but automakers, both legacy and new are struggling with selling electric vehicles profitably and overcoming the very real concerns…