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Fast chargers are almost as profitable as gasoline pumps, claims BP executive


Oil companies expanding electric car fast-charging networks might not entirely be the image-burnishing loss-leader some would suspect. BP sees EV charging as a business line bound for profitability, according to a report from Reuters, citing a top executive at the energy giant. As it underscores, BP’s charging division isn’t expected… More…

VW to expand BEV production in China

VW is significantly expanding its production capacities for electric cars in China. Together with the third MEB plant in Anhui, the annual production capacity will increase to up to 900,000 units in 2023, as VW China now reveals. Until now, the production capacity of the plant in Anhui was not known. As the existing plants […] More…

Nice try, but incorrect

amsterdam-niederlande-netherlands-traffic-autobahn-symbolbilb-pixabayAfter false claims that dead electric cars caused a traffic jam after a snowstorm in California, a fact check showed that the traffic jam was due to other reasons, including regular congestion and a blocked road. The real reason was that “an abundance of vehicles all trying to leave South Lake Tahoe at the same […] More…