EV Charging
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Multi-brand automaker Stellantis has partnered with San Francisco's Ample to bring battery-swapping to its electric vehicles, starting with a fleet of ride-sharing Fiat 500e cars in Spain.
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We've been hearing about in-road EV charging tech for a number of years, including tests from Renault and Stellantis. Now the City of Detroit is reported to be the first installation of wireless charging in a public roadway in the US.
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Lotus is aiming to go 100% electric by 2028, a mission that's seen it launch hyper-SUVs and hyper ebikes. Now it's turned its attention to hyper-chargers. Its Flash Charge hardware will be future-proofed for outputs up to 450 kW.
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Thor Industries has been preparing for the EV age for years with concepts like the Airstream e-Stream trailer and generator-free Tuscany RV. Now it applies that visionary spirit to charging, presenting a concept station specifically for e-RVs.
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Chargepoint has begun "large scale deployment" of it new Express Plus Power Link 2000, a DC charging station capable of delivering up to 500 kW – twice as fast as Tesla's V3 Supercharger. The only issue is we only know of one car that can handle it.
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Israeli battery startup StoreDot says its "100-in-5" batteries are on track for mass production readiness by 2025. It is now teaming with Polestar to present the first full-scale prototype using the extreme fast charging (XFC) battery tech.
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Drivers of EVs looking to stock up on snacks while waiting for their vehicles to charge could soon find a cashier-free mini convenience store popping up at charging stations across the US courtesy of a startup based in North Carolina.
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GridServe has partnered with Cornwall Services to install an Electric Super Hub in the heart of the popular tourist destination, which includes a solar canopy and a huge battery to support the grid supply to a dozen EV chargers.
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With an endurance race in its sights, a team of more than 30 students at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands has developed a technology that's allowed a 250-km battery pack to be fast-charged in under four minutes.
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Hyundai's automatic charging robot (ACR) is designed to connect and charge electric vehicles without the driver having to do anything. After showing a CGI animation of the design in 2022, Hyundai has now videoed the working prototype in action.
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Lightning's wild LS-218 superbike and Strike sportsbike are among the first EVs to get Enevate's super-high density, ultra-fast charging, next-gen silicon-anode batteries – which charge almost as fast as your buddies can fuel up their dinosaur burners.
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EV maker Lucid Motors turned a few heads with the introduction of its Air sedan and its industry-leading range figures, and now it's rolling out some accessories to go with it, including a home charger that adds 80 miles (128 km) of range every hour.
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