Valeo and Nissan have signed a contract to commercialize Valeo's bidirectional V2G and smart unidirectional charging stations across Europe, beginning in the UK and supporting Nissan's vehicle-to-grid plans for the region.
UK clean-technology company Altilium has raised approximately $1 million from more than 750 retail investors, accelerating expansion of its EV battery recycling operations and the ACT3 critical-materials refinery in Plymouth, Devon.
Volvo has activated Plug & Charge for EX90 drivers in the U.S., enabling automatic payment at more than 35,000 public charging stations, with the EX60 to follow when deliveries begin later this year.
Polestar will move selected South Korea models to the NACS standard in 2029 and add 400 destination-based chargers by 2030, in a market with over 490,000 public charging points.
Wallbox has launched the new Pulsar Pro, an AC charger with built-in MID-certified metering that simplifies EV charging reimbursement across homes, workplaces, and fleets, now available across the European Union.
Electrify America has opened a 20-charger Hyper-Fast station in downtown Santa Barbara, paired with a 1.9 MW battery energy storage system — the company's largest public BESS deployment to date.
ChargeScape has partnered with Rivian to enroll the automaker's high-capacity EV batteries into utility managed-charging programs across North America, expanding the industry-owned platform already backed by BMW, Ford, Honda, and Nissan.
dragonize has built a closed B2B depot charging network for heavy electric trucks on chargecloud OS, a hardware-agnostic charge point management system handling authorization, tariffing and audit-proof billing across every charging point.
Europe's largest vacation rental group, Awaze, has named Ohme its official home EV charging partner, with charger-equipped rental homes drawing more bookings and higher revenue than properties without one.
The XPENG X9 beat its WLTP range by 11.4%, covering 401 miles, and charged from 10% to 80% in 12:55 — both bests among 24 EVs at El Prix Summer 2026.
GM's new Energy Pass puts Tesla Supercharger, IONNA, and Electrify America charging into the MyChevrolet, MyCadillac, and MyGMC apps, covering nearly 70% of U.S. DC fast chargers in one account.
Stellantis and Factorial have integrated FEST solid-state battery cells into a Dodge Charger Daytona development vehicle and launched road testing, which the companies call the first automotive integration in North America.
Xos has secured a $3 million follow-on order for 12 Xos Hub mobile energy storage and charging units from a returning autonomous fleet operator expanding across North America and Europe.
BYD demonstrated its 1,500kW FLASH Charging system in the UK for the first time, recharging a DENZA Z9 GT from 10% to 97% in nine minutes at its Uxbridge headquarters.
Optimus Energy Solutions has acquired 52 DC fast charging stations across 26 South Carolina locations, preserving infrastructure built under a concluded Duke Energy pilot and migrating it to the ChargePoint network.
GM outlined plans at Empower to scale vehicle-to-grid across 250,000+ bidirectional EVs, develop sodium-ion grid storage with Peak Energy, and deploy second-life battery packs with Redwood Materials in Michigan.
Ford will operate around 1,400 charging points at its Cologne and Saarlouis sites as Charge Point Operator, managing workplace and employee home charging through chargecloud's cloud-based software platform.
Blink Charging has agreed to sell its Envoy Technologies shared-mobility subsidiary to Israel's Blade Ranger for cash and a convertible note, sharpening its focus on core EV charging infrastructure.
AVILOO has named automotive veteran Brett Lippel CEO of its North American operations, tasking him with scaling the independent EV battery diagnostics firm across U.S. dealerships, fleets, and remarketing partners.
Waymo is repurposing retired batteries from its all-electric fleet into grid-scale energy storage through a partnership with B2U Storage Solutions, with first deployments planned for Texas and California.