Now that it’s rolling out adapters that allow its electric vehicles to charge at Tesla Supercharger stations, Ford is streamlining things for Apple iPhone users that want to navigate to them. The automaker on Monday announced that Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning drivers using Apple Maps EV route planning, via Apple CarPlay, can now specify … Continue reading “Ford EVs getting Tesla Supercharger route planning via Apple Maps”
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While Toyota says it’s committed to a future with many different efficient powertrains, the world’s largest automaker has long been accused of not taking the electric vehicle revolution seriously. The ultimate proof may be the Toyota bZ4X. While others are racing ahead with more range, better tech, EV-specific software and faster charging times, Toyota’s original … Continue reading “The Toyota bZ4X Just Got Way, Way Better. Here's What's New”
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DG Matrix provides solid-state transformer solutions for data centers and electrification projects such as microgrids and EV fleets. Now the company has secured $20 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round. Clean Energy Ventures led the round, and industry stalwarts including ABB, Cerberus Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and Piedmont Capital participated. The new funding brings … Continue reading “DG Matrix raises $20 million to commercialize its multi-port solid-state transformer solutions”
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Ford is recalling 950 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks because they may contain defective battery cells that could short circuit, and the company is asking owners to limit charging in the meantime. The recall of 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning trucks addresses suspect cells that, due to a manufacturing issue with a supplier, could have misaligned electrodes, … Continue reading “Certain Ford F-150 Lightnings recalled due to possible short circuit, fire”
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The radical EV continues turning heads, for better or worse. Jaguar’s controversial Type 00 EV concept made a statement during its public debut in Paris. Even a few celebrities took it for a spin. In real life, the ultra-luxury vehicle still looks fake. Check it out for yourself in the video below. Jaguar’s new EV … Continue reading “Jaguar’s controversial ultra-luxury EV looks fake in its first public appearance [Video]”
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This week Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each session’s registration … Continue reading “Tuesday’s EV engineering webinar schedule: March 11, 2025”
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For most U.S. homes, heat pumps are a no-brainer: They can lower energy bills and eventually pay for themselves all while slashing carbon emissions. But the economics don’t work in favor of heat pumps for every home — and particularly not for those in states that have high electricity prices relative to those of fossil gas. … Continue reading “How closing the ‘spark gap’ can boost heat pump adoption”
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Photo: Enel North America The US installed 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. That’s enough to power 8.5 million households. According to the US Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review report released today by … Continue reading “Solar adds more new capacity to the US grid in 2024 than any energy source in 20 years”
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Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Toyota’s first in-house battery manufacturing plant outside Japan, will start shipping batteries for North American EVs in April. The nearly $14-billion battery facility, Toyota’s 11th manufacturing plant in the US, will produce batteries for hybrid vehicles and EVs. The new plant is part of the company’s strategy to invest … Continue reading “Toyota starts battery production at new North Carolina automotive battery plant”
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Once car shoppers get an electric vehicle, the odds are very low of them returning to any kind of model that relies on a gas pump. That’s one of the conclusions of J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study, which asked 6,164 owners of EVs and plug-in hybrids from model years 2024 and … Continue reading “Study: Only 12% of EV owners consider going back to gasoline”