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US and Canada collaborate on EV charging corridor

Porsche Taycan chargingThe U.S. and Canada on Tuesday announced plans for a joint EV charging corridor connecting the two countries. Christened the Binational EV Corridor, the project aims to place EV fast chargers approximately every 50 miles between Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Quebec, City, Quebec, Canada, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation press release. A...
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Ford’s Partnership With Tesla Threatens GM, Others: Here’s How

Ford CEO Jim Farley told CNBC he thinks "GM and others are going to have a big choice to make.”
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Freewire To Add Tesla’s NACS Connector To Its EV Chargers By 2024

The company’s decision comes after the recent announcement that Ford EVs will be equipped with the NACS plug.
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Dealerships plan to spend $5.5B in EV infrastructure

Honda future dealership design for selling EVs  -  2022Franchise dealerships anticipate spending $5.5 billion on new infrastructure to sell EVs, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), a car dealer trade group. The estimate is "based on available data from a selection of brands," according to an NADA press release. Some automakers have asked dealerships to invest in chargers...
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New Tesla Model 3 Buyers Get 1 Year Free Overnight Charging In Texas

To qualify for the offer, Texas buyers must order and take delivery of a new Model 3 before June 30 and sign up with Tesla Electric.
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Non-Tesla Supercharging Is Coming To Canada This Year

By 2025, 750 charging connectors will be available to non-Tesla EV drivers.
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Future Ford EVs Will Be Equipped With Tesla Charging Port

Starting next year, Ford EV buyers will get to use Tesla's 12,000-plus Superchargers in the US and Canada.
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Will megawatt charging nix hydrogen fuel cell tech in semis?

Electric Island  -  Daimler Trucks North America and PGE  -  Portland ORThe Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS) formalized just last summer will pave the way for more electric big rigs at the expense of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, an electric-truck consultant predicts. Enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel-cell passenger cars has largely played out, and megawatt charging will do the same for fuel-cell trucks, Rustam Kocher, former...
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Feds tackle EV charger reliability in US infrastructure buildout

2022 Ford F-150 LightningThere’s a lot riding on the success and effectiveness of the $7.5 billion nationwide network of EV chargers that’s taking form based on the last week's updates from the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. Tesla has its comprehensive Supercharger network for its vehicles, and the Electrify America network has allowed EV road...
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20 New Electrify America DC Fast Charging Stations Coming To Utah

The infrastructure will be built by Electrify America's Electrify Commercial for Rocky Mountain Power.