ChargeEuropa / Santander Leasing Partnership

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

ChargeEuropa, a prominent electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure provider, has announced a significant funding partnership with Santander Leasing. We are told that this partnership signifies a pivotal moment in Poland’s EV sector and highlights both companies’ commitment to sustainable transportation solutions. Poland’s automotive market is rapidly adopting electric vehicles, necessitating a reliable charging network. Rafał […]

Suzanne La Forgia Joins @VoltaCharging

Friday, September 1st, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Industry veteran Suzanne La Forgia has joined Volta Charging as National Ad Sales Director. Suzanne has spent the last eight years at Captivate, LLC., most recently as SVP, Advertising Sales. Suzanne was of course integral in defining the digital place based industry some 15 years ago when she was President of the DPAA February 2008 […]

EV Range Launch ChargeCast Solution

Tuesday, June 20th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

At #Infocomm23 last week EV Range announced that it is working with LG Business Solutions, LSI Industries and Broadsign on an integrated solution including electric vehicle chargers and charger station management software, with digital signage and advertising options. They say that the ChargeCast solution will help remove the complexities of integrating and managing chargers equipped […]

Volta Inc. Joins Ad Net Zero *New* USA Chapter

Tuesday, February 7th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA) is joining Ad Net Zero as a founding partner for the organization’s new USA chapter. John Osborn, Director of Ad Net Zero’s USA Chapter said “In 2022, the US media industry woke up to its emissions responsibilities. This year, the industry must start decarbonizing its operations and getting closer to net […]

Shell To Acquire @VoltaCharging

Thursday, January 19th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Volta Inc (VLTA.N) said on Wednesday that a unit of Shell Plc (SHEL.L) would take over the electric vehicle charging network operator in an all-cash deal valued at about USD 169 million. Shell USA Inc will acquire all outstanding shares of Class A common stock of Volta for 86 cents apiece in a deal that […]

Marks & Spencer To Rollout @BPpulseuk

Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Marks & Spencer (M&S) and bp pulse have signed an exclusive agreement to bring high-speed #EV charge points to the M&S store estate across the UK. An initial 900 electric vehicle charge points will be installed in 70 of M&S’ national stores over the next two years. We understand that he deal requires bp pulse […]

Big Layoffs At @VoltaCharging

Monday, October 3rd, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Last week Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA) announced that it was letting go a number of employees. Billed as a strategic reprioritization it appears that Volta has reduced by 18% its number of full-time employees (through its most recent layoffs) and via other workforce reductions and organic attrition since June 1, 2022. The press release was […]

Electric Cars 2023-2043 @IDTechEx Report

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022

Andrew Neale

The IDTechEx report, ‘Electric Cars 2023-2043‘, provides a deep dive into future automotive markets with granular forecasts. Regional coverage includes the US, China, Norway, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and RoW. Technology coverage includes battery-electric (BEV), hybrid (PHEV & HEV), and fuel cell (FCEV) cars; autonomous vehicles (L2, L3, L4); Li-ion batteries (NMC, […]

IKEA To Quadruple #EV Chargers w/ @ElectrifyAm

Tuesday, August 16th, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

IKEA is collaborating with Volkswagen’s Electrify America in a move that will quadruple the number of electric vehicle chargers across its United States locations. We understand that the partnership will accommodate both passenger and commercial fleets as Electrify Commercial is also a part of the deal. IKEA will install more than 200 EV chargers that […]

ChargeEuropa Free #EV Charging Network

Thursday, August 11th, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Poland-based ChargeEuropa claims to have secret sauce for building and operating profitable EV charging networks in cities that are just starting to get in on the electrification game. After officially launching their Warsaw-based pilot network in July, they have secured a pipeline of over 1000 locations for the next two years and joined forces with […]