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GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech

2026-06-09T19:33:01-04:00

At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face of growing electricity demand from AI data centers. The automaker announced that it would be activating new vehicle-to-grid capabilities for its current EV and home energy customers. It's releasing a new commercial energy storage system strategy, anchored by newly developed sodium-ion batteries for industrial-scale grid applications. And it's launching a new feature for EV owners that it says will help simplify public charging.

Right now, millions of EVs are sitting idly in driveways across …

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Yep, it’s fast: Donut Lab’s solid-state battery gets its first test result

2026-02-23T10:54:06-05:00

Since announcing earlier this year that it was on the cusp of a major battery breakthrough, Finnish startup Donut Lab has faced a lot of questions, and plenty of skepticism, about its production-ready, solid-state battery. Could the company really make a fast-charging battery at scale while avoiding some of the theoretical production headaches that have stymied past efforts? Today, Donut Lab sought to dispel some of the doubts with the release of the first independent test of its battery, evaluating its charging speed and the "thermal behavior" of its pack.

The test, which was conducted by state-owned VTT Technical Research Centre of Finlan …

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Trump’s new ‘Buy American’ requirement for EV charging would dramatically curtail build-out

2026-02-11T16:36:30-05:00

It seems clear at this point to say that Donald Trump does not want to spend a single dime on EV charging. He tried to freeze $5 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which was approved as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. And when a federal judge ordered the government to unfreeze the funds, his administration came up with a new tactic to stall the plan.

EV chargers must now be built in the US, with components that also originate in the US, in order to receive federal funding, the US Department of Transportation said today. Under the proposal, EV chargers would need to boost their US- …

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GM’s new adapters reflect the increasingly confused reality of EV charging

2025-08-29T09:10:09-04:00

Look, I sympathize. When General Motors said it would adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its electric vehicles back in 2023, we knew this meant adapters. But we never could have imagined how many adapters we would get.

Today, GM announced three additional adapters to help EV owners charge at home or in public. And while I'm sure that GM thought it was presenting the information as clearly as it could, I can't help but wonder what normal, non-EV owners must think of all this.

The new adapters are intended to help customers transitioning between the old CCS way of charging to a future dominated by Tesla charging. The …

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ChargePoint’s new megawatt EV chargers could level the playing field with China

2025-08-29T04:57:19-04:00

ChargePoint is ramping up the power for its next-generation DC fast charging architecture to 600 kW for passenger vehicles, and up to 3.75 megawatts (3,750 kW) for heavy-duty trucks - enough to power an entire football stadium.

Most EVs on the road aren't able to accept more than 350 kW of power while charging, but ChargePoint CEO Rick Wilmer said the idea was to future proof its charging infrastructure in anticipation of the arrival of higher powered EVs. Another consideration is China, which is beginning to roll out EVs with higher-voltage battery architectures that can handle increased power levels. But while China continues to set the …

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Revel shutters rideshare business, pivots to EV charging

2025-08-11T15:04:26-04:00

A Revel charging station in Brooklyn in 2022.

Revel is shutting down its ridehail business, citing heightened competition from rideshare leaders like Uber and Lyft. The company, which began as an electric moped business before shifting to rideshare, plans to pivot to electric vehicle charging.

"At the end of the day, rideshare is a very competitive market and asset-heavy," Revel CEO Frank Reig said in a statement to Bloomberg. "It's low margin. We have made the difficult decision that the best way we can keep the EV transition moving forward is by ending our rideshare service and focusing on building the fast-charging infrastructure our biggest cities need to keep going electric."

Th …

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Honda and Acura EV owners can now use Tesla Superchargers

2025-07-22T11:11:31-04:00

The 2024 Honda Prologue.

Honda has launched a new EV charging adapter that will allow its all-electric Prologue and Acura ZDX to power up at over 23,500 Tesla Supercharger stations. The $225 adapter lets vehicles equipped with Combined Charging System (CCS) plugs use Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) stations, buying Honda some time before it officially builds an NACS into an EV.

Honda first announced that it was working on the new adapter in March, and now drivers can purchase it from the automaker's website, as well as from Honda and Acura dealerships. In addition to launching the adapter, Honda announced that it will now let EV owners use their veh …

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Tesla’s long-delayed retro diner and charging location is finally opening

2025-07-21T17:52:56-04:00

One of the giant screens at the diner.

Tesla's long-in-the-works 1950s-inspired diner and drive-in Supercharger station in Los Angeles is expected to officially open today - and the company may build more of them down the line.

The Tesla Diner lets people grab comfort food like burgers and fries (served in boxes shaped like Cybertrucks) and milkshakes while charging their vehicles. The Diner has giant screens so people can watch things like movie clips while charging their cars, though watching from the screens in your Tesla is apparently an option, too. One of Tesla's Optimus robots was even spotted serving popcorn at a recent soft launch event.

Basically, it feels like one gi …

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The Cadillac Optiq-V is GM’s first EV with built-in Tesla Supercharger support

2025-06-09T11:39:45-04:00

The Cadillac Optiq may be the newest addition to the automaker's electric lineup, but it's already getting its own V-series performance variant.

Nearly five months after the 2025 Optiq first arrived at dealerships, Cadillac is revealing the Optiq-V, with 519 horsepower, 650 lb-ft (880 Nm) of torque, and a 0-60 mph acceleration of 3.5 seconds in Velocity Max mode. (That includes a metric called "Initial Vehicle Movement," which is when the vehicle starts moving rather than when the green light goes off.)

And while that's not as quick as the Lyriq-V, which was announced earlier this year, the Optiq-V will absolutely keep pace with the iconic …

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Waffle House adds fast EV charging to its 24/7 diners

2025-05-20T12:27:06-04:00

Soon you'll be able to charge your electric vehicle at Waffle House diners while chatting up truckers and dodging flying chairs. Starting in 2026, BP Pulse will be equipping America's all-night breakfast place with 400kW DC fast chargers fitted with a mix of CCS and NACS connectors.

Participating Waffle House diners in Texas, Georgia, Florida, "and other locations in the South and Southeast" will each see six BP Pulse charging bays installed. There are over 2,000 Waffle Houses in 25 states, many of which are conveniently located near highway exits. BP Pulse chargers can already be found in over 8,000 retail locations in 46 states.

"Adding …

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