Polestar Adopts NACS for South Korea EV Charging
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.
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Wallbox Pulsar Pro Targets EV Charging Reimbursement
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’s Largest BESS Anchors Santa Barbara Station
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 Partners With Rivian on Vehicle-Grid Integration
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 Builds E-Truck Charging Network on chargecloud OS
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.
Awaze Names Ohme Official Home EV Charging Partner
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.
XPENG X9 Tops El Prix Range and Charging Tests
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 Launches Energy Pass for Unified EV Charging
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 Begins Road Testing Factorial Solid-State Battery
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 Lands $3M Hub Order From Autonomous Fleet
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 FLASH Charging Makes UK Debut at Uxbridge
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 Acquires South Carolina Fast-Charging Network
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 Details V2G, Grid-Scale Storage Plans at Empower
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 Adopts chargecloud Software for German Charging Infrastructure
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 Sells Envoy to Blade Ranger
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 Names Brett Lippel North America CEO
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 Repurposes Retired EV Batteries for Grid Storage
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.
InCharge Energy Raises $46M to Expand Energy Services
InCharge Energy has raised $46 million led by S2G Investments to expand beyond EV charging into electrical and distributed energy infrastructure, scaling its 30,000-asset service network and InControl software platform.
GM Bidirectional Charging: How V2H and V2G Work
General Motors builds bidirectional charging into EVs like the Equinox EV, Sierra EV, and LYRIQ, enabling Vehicle-to-Home backup power and Vehicle-to-Grid energy sharing through GM Energy hardware and participating utility programs.
EV Battery Technology May Not Need a Breakthrough
A new Versinetic briefing argues the EV sector is advancing through steady gains in battery chemistry, durability, and second-life storage rather than waiting on a single dramatic breakthrough cell.