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A home charger makes owning an electric car easier and more convenient. But what about Americans who park on the street? Itselectric, a Brooklyn-based company, is piloting a new solution that could bring EV ownership within reach of many more drivers.

Starting next year, Ford drivers will be able to easily access Tesla's Supercharger network – acknowledged as the best fast-charging network in the world, with over 12,000 Level 3 Chargers across the U.S. and Canada. 

A modified Nissan Ariya is being prepared to tackle an epic 17,000-mile drive from the earth's magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. It has a stock battery and drivetrain, but a modified suspension, a towable renewable energy unit - and a built-in espresso machine.

Whether you’re running your dishwasher or charging your EV, current electricity rates are lower late in the evening. A Stanford University study, however, suggest that this rate structure is outdated. Indeed, the study says that charging at work during the day would ease EVs' burden on the grid.

The Sierra Club has just released its latest electric vehicle shopping study. While demand and sales for EVs continues to grow quickly, it's actually hard to find EVs on dealer lots to buy or test drive. This suggests sales could be even greater if manufacturers can meet demand.

The hot-selling F-150 Lightning was just the start of Ford's electric truck revolution. Its next EV pickup, code-named Project T3, will offer even more capability and features, and is being designed from the ground up for electric power - and it will be made in a brand-new Tennessee EV factory.

Together with its dealers, General Motors is aiming to install 40,000 electric car chargers across North America. They'll be placed in urban and rural areas traditionally underserved by charging infrastructure, and should help make it easier for more drivers to switch to EV.

If you leased a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or all-electric car back in 2019 or 2020, you might be able to make some significant money when you turn it in at the end of the lease. Find out how.

Fast charging for electric cars might become much more accessible thanks to a new partnership between Shell and Volkswagen. The two companies have partnered on the Elli Flexpole, an inexpensive fast charger that doesn't require big electrical upgrades.

Toyota has revised its electrification strategy, with governments and competitors applying increasing pressure to reach zero emissions. Toyota now plans to introduce 10 new EVs in the next three years, including a three-row EV SUV. Plus, its next-generation platform promises double the range.

A new technology called silicon-based anodes will help increase the EV range of existing lithium-ion batteries by about 20 percent, while reducing dependence on Chinese-processed graphite. Expect silicon anodes to show up first on expensive electric cars, and become more common over time.

With a new recycling program in partnership with Redwood Materials Inc., Volkswagen is helping to process material from old batteries in old electronic devices into components for new electric car batteries. This should help reduce costs as well as the need to mine and ship critical minerals.

Tesla is the dominant electric car brand in the U.S., but it's cutting prices again in order to maintain market share as competitors from legacy car brands are introduced. The latest round of cuts brings the starting MSRP of the Model 3 to just $41,990.

90 percent of Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store, placing the company in a unique position to deliver convenient public EV charging for the masses. The company plans top roll out thousands of EV chargers across the U.S. between now and 2030.

EV battery management systems are large and heavy, and their cables are exposed to a lot of vibrations and harsh conditions. New wireless battery management technology will help EVs become lighter, offer better performance, more range, and reduced costs.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new standards to significantly lower CO2 emissions between 2027 and 2032. If adopted, they could significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduce reliance on foreign oil, and increase the adoption of electric cars.

A prototype automated EV charging robot developed by Hyundai could not only make charging easier and more convenient for many EV drivers. Combined with autonomous parking and the ability to communicate with electric vehicles, the robot could sequentially charge multiple cars in shared environments.

With more and more Americans adopting electric vehicles, some regions' electric grids are reaching capacity. A new MIT study suggests that solar-powered workplace charging could reduce the need to upgrade infrastructure by harnessing "free" electricity during the day.

Charging on a road trip is about to get more convenient. 7-Eleven is launching a new nationwide rapid charging network to serve drivers on the go. Already active in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and California, the 7Charge network will offer Level 3 fast charging.

Everything - including electricity - has gotten more expensive. Electric car drivers are feeling the pinch, resulting in lower customer satisfaction even when charging at home. However, drivers aren't accessing all of the incentives available to them, which could lower purchase and charging costs.

Electric vehicles are the reason customer satisfaction scores are declining among American drivers. More recalls, and poor knowledge in the service department, have resulted in the first decline in CSI scores in 28 years, according to J.D. Power.