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ChargePoint and Electrify America announce roaming agreement
ChargePoint and Electrify America announced a roaming agreement today that will allow members of either electric vehicle charging network to use their accounts at both company’s locations some time later this year. According to a press release, the plan will… Read More ›
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Electrify America releases new app, big price changes
Electrify America’s new mobile app is now available for download and it shows new pricing policies for subscribers which could reduce DC charging costs by half or more for some drivers at the company’s 200 open locations nationwide. The company’s… Read More ›
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Report: SK Innovation to begin making NMC 811 cells in Q3 2019
SK Innovation, a major Korean battery maker, has announced it will begin using a state-of-the-art NMC 811 lithium-ion cell chemistry during the third quarter of this year, according to a report in a South Korean newspaper. The English-language Korean… Read More ›
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Electrify America shows new mobile app, reveals new pricing plans
Update: Electrify America releases new app, big price changes Electrify America says that a new mobile app will become available later this month along with a new pricing strategy that will drop basic prices by about 20 percent. A new discounted… Read More ›
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LG sues SK, alleges stolen trade secrets used to make Kia Niro and future VW batteries
The South Korean battery maker LG Chem filed suit in the United States against its South Korean competitor SK Innovation yesterday for misappropriation of trade secrets and related claims. The claims were filed separately in the US District Court in… Read More ›
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Electrify America rolls out charger software update, phone app coming soon
After having spent a year installing over 140 DC charging sites, Electrify America is now in the process of rolling out updated software and services for users of its expanding nationwide network. Altogether, the company has said a total of around… Read More ›
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ChargePoint shuts down some 50 kW chargers due to “quality and safety” issue
ChargePoint, a major supplier of electric vehicle charging equipment, has issued a shutdown notice for around 159 of its 50 kW DC fast chargers due to “quality and safety” concerns. The chargers, branded as the ChargePoint Express 200, are made… Read More ›
