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600 kW, Still Waiting? Rethinking EV Charging Power Allocation
It is 6 p.m., and six vehicles arrive at a fast-charging station. Suppose the site has 600 kW of charging power available. Six vehicles, 100 kW each. That seems reasonable. But once they plug in, the picture changes. One vehicle can currently accept only 60 kW. Another is nearly full, and its de...Read more -
The Chargers Are Here. When Will the Power Arrive?
The parking bays have been marked. The cable trenches have been filled. Newly delivered chargers, still wrapped in protective film, stand neatly beside the spaces. The construction team has left, and platform integration is already on the schedule. Most items on the project tracker are green. On...Read more -
Before You Buy an EV Charger, Ask What Happens When It Fails
Adding 280 new DC fast charging stalls makes a straightforward growth story. But EVgo’s second-quarter 2026 results contained another number: 175. That was the number of legacy equipment removals reported under its ReNew program during the same quarter. New charging capacity was being added while...Read more -
CA$10.9 Million, but Not All for Chargers: What Gap Is Canada Trying to Close?
If you had C$10.9 million to improve EV charging across a country, where would you spend it? The most obvious answer would be: buy more chargers. Build more stations, add more charging points and fill the remaining gaps on the map. If enough chargers are installed, the problem should gradually d...Read more -
EVgo on the Sign, Tesla at the Charger: Whose Station Is It?
In some US cities, drivers may soon encounter a charging station with a slightly confusing identity. The EVgo name will appear on the site. The chargers will be Tesla V4 Superchargers. Tesla drivers may be guided there by their in-car navigation system. If the equipment requires maintenance, Tesl...Read more -
Every Charger Is Reporting an Error. Why Is the Answer Still So Hard to Find?
Every Charger Is Reporting an Error. Why Is the Answer Still So Hard to Find? At 9:40 on Wednesday morning, I parked our company test vehicle beside the site office, put on my high-visibility vest, and picked up my tablet from the passenger seat. The public charging site had been operating for se...Read more -
A Midnight Stop at a German Motorway Service Area: There Was Power—So Why Couldn’t the Driver Charge?
How one miserable charging experience on a snowy night can cost an operator a customer for good It was 12:47 a.m. on a German motorway. The snow had been falling for three hours. Fine grains of ice battered the windscreen as the wipers swept back and forth, barely clearing two blurred windows ont...Read more -
How to Size an EV Fleet Charging Depot in North America
For a fleet operator, choosing charging hardware is not the first planning decision. The first decision is defining what the depot must accomplish before each vehicle leaves on its next route. A site with more chargers and a higher nameplate power rating is not automatically a better fleet charg...Read more -
How Companies Can Acquire Charging Capability — Paths and Boundaries
How charging capability should be acquired once the vehicle strategy is defined In the previous article, we discussed several ways companies can acquire electric vehicles: purchase, leasing, FaaS, sharing, and retrofitting. The conclusion was straightforward — electrification is not a one-off pro...Read more
