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Electric Vehicles

ChargePoint’s CEO optimistic about EV adoption despite ‘not helpful’ federal policy

Tech Brew recently caught up with Rick Wilmer on federal policy changes and ChargePoint’s latest tech and product updates.


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Electric Vehicles

New report on US EV charging infrastructure finds continued but slower growth in Q3

US chargepoint operators added 699 new public fast-charging stations in Q3, according to EV charging data provider Paren.


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Electric Vehicles

GM’s NACS transition aims to ease public EV charging experience

GM Energy rolls out new EV charging products to aid adoption of the NACS standard.


An EV plugged into a Voltpost lamppost charger
Electric Vehicles

How Voltpost is using existing infrastructure for EV charging

Voltpost aims to make EV charging more accessible for the nearly one-third of US households in multi-family buildings.


Volkswagen Passats are offered for sale at a dealership on September 18, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused Volkswagen of installing software on nearly 500,000 diesel cars in the U.S. to evade federal emission regulations.
Electric Vehicles

Dieselgate spawned a large US EV charging network. Why is public charging still so vexing?

Volkswagen agreed to spend $2 billion to build out a network of EV chargers as part of a settlement in the wake of an emissions scandal. A decade later, drivers frequently cite charger unavailability as a roadblock to EV adoption.


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Electric Vehicles

Rivian announces smart charging program and new EV fast-charging partnership

Wassym Bensaid, Rivian’s chief software officer, said at Tech Brew’s Power Shift event that the two new initiatives will help improve both the at-home and public charging experiences.


Graphic advertising May 29, 2025, Tech Brew live event featuring Tiya Gordon, co-founder and COO of it’s electric.
Electric Vehicles

How one EV charging startup is helping cities and states navigate federal uncertainty

Tiya Gordon, co-founder and COO of it’s electric, will join Tech Brew next week for our live event, Power Shift: Navigating the Intersection of Energy and Transportation.

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