Cybertruck failure kills home charging, and Tesla is avoiding a recall
Cybertruck failure kills home charging, and Tesla is avoiding a recall

A growing number of Tesla Cybertruck owners are losing the ability to charge at home due to failures of the truck’s Power Conversion System (PCS), the unit that handles AC charging and steps the high-voltage pack down to the 48-volt system.
Tesla is aw…

Telo confirms 400 kW sustained charging for its tiny electric truck
Telo confirms 400 kW sustained charging for its tiny electric truck

Telo confirmed that its Mini-sized MT1 electric truck will charge at 400 kW sustained — a charging rate that puts it in the company of luxury EVs costing two to three times as much.
The startup also revealed a dual 800V/400V split-pack battery architec…

Tesla adds a car vacuum to a Supercharger for the first time
Tesla adds a car vacuum to a Supercharger for the first time

Tesla has installed a free car vacuum right next to the charging stalls at a Supercharger station in Germany — believed to be a first for the network.
The setup lets owners clean out their cars while they charge, turning otherwise idle minutes into som…

Super-sized slot cars: these HD electric machines NEVER need plugged in
Super-sized slot cars: these HD electric machines NEVER need plugged in

A Kalmar Ottawa T2 EV electric terminal tractor has been successfully deployed on an in-road charging system in Ljungby, Sweden, enabling continuous operation without ever needing to be plugged in.

BYD is bringing its 5-min ‘Flash’ electric car charging to Canada
BYD is bringing its 5-min ‘Flash’ electric car charging to Canada

BYD is preparing to bring its megawatt “Flash Charging” network, which can add about 250 miles (400 km) of range in 5 minutes, to Canada – the first confirmed deployment in North America.

The plan was revealed through a new BYD job posting in Toront…

BYD is deploying 2.4x more charging power per month than Tesla
BYD is deploying 2.4x more charging power per month than Tesla

BYD is building a charging network that makes Tesla’s Supercharger look slow — and it’s deploying it at a pace that could see it surpass Tesla’s global network within two to three years.

The Chinese automaker has already deployed over 5,700 Flash Ch…

When public charging stations aren’t so public, and why it matters
When public charging stations aren’t so public, and why it matters

Drivers opening an EV charging app for the first time today will be presented with thousands of so-called “public” chargers at local car dealers. Once they arrive, however, the store’s customers, store hours, security gates, and Wild West pricing can t…

Charging ahead: Kuala Lumpur, Penang beat EVSE deployment goals
Charging ahead: Kuala Lumpur, Penang beat EVSE deployment goals

While some nations and their Boomer leaders cling to some imagined past, the rest of the world is charging towards a zero-emission future. Now, you can add Malaysian states Kuala Lumpur and Penang to the latter list, as both states exceeded their annua…

EV batteries just need some AI top-up nudge, and they get a big 23% life boost, finds research

Researchers have developed an AI-powered charging system that speeds up EV charging while actively protecting battery health, potentially extending battery life by nearly 23%.

Zeem celebrates 350,000th successful charging session at LAX [video]
Zeem celebrates 350,000th successful charging session at LAX [video]

Electric logistics firm Zeem Solutions celebrated some good reliability news at ACT Expo last week, after its commercial charging depot at LAX hit a huge milestone, surpassing 350,000 successful charging sessions as one of the highest-throughput chargi…