Tesla’s Charging Takeover Is Complete
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, February 13, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
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CA Should Hold Electrify America Responsible For EV Chargers
Electrify America’s track record with EV charger reliability hasn’t been the greatest — which is to say, its chargers are very bad. They’re so bad that sometimes they’ve even been …
Federal EV Plan Will See As Many Charging Stations As Gas Stations By 2030
As the nation continues its slow, occasionally begrudging, march toward electrification of the transportation system, the sticking points seem to be range anxiety, lack of useful charging infrastructure, and ignorance …
Weekend News Roundup January 06, 2024
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in news. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Hyundai Considers Jumping …
Average EV Driver Sits At Fast Charger For More Than 40 Minutes
Image: Hyundai Whether it comes down to a trend of buyers seeking bigger batteries, public DC fast chargers not delivering the speeds they advertise, or lack of knowledge of fast …
Tesla’s CCS Adapter Doesn’t Work With The Cybertruck: Report
In general, I don’t trust NACS to CCS adapters, or vice versa. If the car wasn’t designed to accept the cable, it’s not a great idea to try to shove …
Getting Access To Tesla Superchargers Won’t Solve All Your Charging Woes
Last year, a whole host of automakers adopted Tesla’s NACS charging plug as their own — from Ford to GM, Subaru to Mercedes, the number of brands that won’t use …
Investors Are Bailing On EV Charging Companies Because They Might Not Make Any Money
Right now, the reality for electric vehicles is pretty grim. People are buying EVs, but the growth in sales is cooling. That’s having a ripple effect, from rising EV inventory …
Broken 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Leaves Journalist Stranded
When InsideEVs’ Kevin Williams got his hands on a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, he had big plans for it. Starting in Columbus, Ohio, he was going to take it on …
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Scout Finally Commit To NACS EV Charger For 2025
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen Group, owner of the U.S.-based EV charging infrastructure operator Electrify America, has finally announced its commitment to the North American Charging Standard (NACS, also known as the …