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Macerich adds fast-charging with Electrify America

Macerich, an owner, operator and developer of major regional town centers in the US, is adding public ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations at 12 properties in six states through its ongoing collaboration with Electrify America. VW’s diesel-gate subsidiary Electrify America announced the collaboration in 2019 with nine additional companies to host more than 30 fast […] More…

Einride & Oatly to expand cooperation to N.America

Swedish automated electric vehicle tech specialist Einride and the food company Oatly are to expand their partnership to electrify Oatly’s North American fleet. Einride has already been managing and operating electric trucks for Oatly in Sweden since 2020. In the USA, five connected electric trucks from Einride, complete with charging infrastructure and connectivity services, will […] More…

Blink Charging acquires SemaConnect

semaconnect-ladestation-charging-station-typ-1-type-1In the USA, Blink Charging is to acquire SemaConnect, a provider of EV charging infrastructure solutions in North America, for $200 million. Hereby, Blink looks set to gain 13,000 EV chargers, an additional 3,800 site host locations, and more than 150,000 registered EV driver members. Blink Charging will acquire SemaConnect in a cash and common […] More…

Will future EVs simplify and save weight by dropping the onboard charger?


Canada-based Hillcrest Energy Technologies aims to replace EV onboard chargers with a more streamlined system. The company earlier this month filed a patent application for a new bidirectional charging architecture based around a high-efficiency inverter, according to a press release from the company. This eliminates the need for an onboard… More…