Charging
This week bp announced a deal with Tesla in which bp pulse will acquire ultra-fast EV charging hardware units for $100 million. This marks the first time Tesla’s chargers have been purchased for an independent third-party EV charging network. The roll-out, planned to begin in 2024, will expand the bp pulse EV charging network across […]
Read MoreApple announced the eagerly awaited iPhone 15 yesterday during its annual September event which also revealed the new Series 9 Apple Watch and a suite of accessories. The theme for this year’s event seemed to be Apple’s focus on sustainability. The new Apple Watch was revealed as its first-ever carbon-neutral product, reportedly meeting its strict […]
Read MoreGM announced this week that it will expand vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology across its range of Ultium-based electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026. V2H enables EV users to transfer energy from their vehicle to an enabled home to offset electricity needs during peak times and act as a backup during power outages. The first vehicles […]
Read MoreFollowing the recent announcement that Ford will adopt Tesla’s NACS charging connector in North America, General Motors (GM) has also announced this week that it will follow suit, integrating the connector into its electric vehicles starting in 2025. This will open up access to Tesla’s 12,000 superchargers located throughout North America. Despite the agreements between […]
Read MoreOsprey Charging, one of the UK’s largest EV charging networks, announced this week the opening of its latest ultra-rapid charging hub, in Essex UK. The hub contains six high-powered EV chargers capable of power delivery up to 180kW each. The chargers and site also utilise dynamic load balancing which optimise the amount of power available […]
Read MoreWiferion, a supplier of wireless charging solutions for mobile robots and autonomous industrial vehicles has introduced its new etaLINK 1000 wireless charging system to the US. This new system provides 1kW charging, lower than the existing etaLink 12000 and 3000 (12kW and 3kW respectively). The benefit of the new system is its smaller size, allowing […]
Read MoreWi-Charge, a provider of OTA (Over The Air) wireless power technology, and Toho Technology Corporation (Toho), a leading manufacturer and solution provider of electronics for factory equipment, have announced a partnership to begin embedding wireless power into its products and solutions. The stated goal of this partnership is to deliver greater efficiencies and improved productivity […]
Read MoreAirFuel have announced the release of a global standard for over the air (OTA) RF wireless power transfer. This technology enables the wireless transfer of energy at relatively large distances (a few centimetres up to several metres). As this technology is still in its infancy and is yet to see any widespread adoption, industry standardisation […]
Read MoreThe new Vivomove Trend from Garmin is the first Garmin watch to feature wireless charging. The Vivomove trend is not itself Qi certified, however, Garmin’s website claims that it is compatible with most Qi chargers. The option of wireless charging appears to be supplemental to the charging cable that is still shipped in the box […]
Read MoreRAM, a subsidiary of the automotive group Stellantis, has revealed its new electric RAM pickup concept. Included in the reveal was a robot that takes the place of a wireless charging pad used in most other EV wireless charging solutions. The robot is installed in the area in which the vehicle is to be parked, […]
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