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Is your smart charger about to become dumb? Don’t get caught out, says myenergi

My Energi

With thousands of new EVs hitting the roads this month to coincide with the March plate change, myenergi is recommending that drivers choose carefully when it comes to specifying a future-proof home charger, ensuring that it’s WiFi or ethernet-connected to ensure that it doesn’t ‘go dumb’ in the future.

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AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

Green Car Congress

The prototypes include Bluetooth wireless connectivity for data streaming and local control functions. —Alec Brooks, chief technology officer of AeroVironment’s EES business. Prototypes of the new AeroVironment charging system are available for beta testing.

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Noodoe University: Internet Connectivity

Noodoe

The world of EV charging has ultimately evolved to encompass chargers with full internet connection. These are third-generation chargers, and even when they provide the same core service of charging your EV, they are miles away from the chargers of the past.

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Noodoe University: Internet Connectivity

Noodoe

The world of EV charging has ultimately evolved to encompass chargers fully connected to the internet. These chargers are known as third-generation chargers, and even when they provide the same core service of charging your EV, they are miles away from the chargers of the past.

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Will JuiceBox EV chargers be stranded assets as owner shirks support?

Baua Electric

home smart EV chargers Prompted a letter to the FTC, alarm about connected devices relying on company servers If you’ve come to rely on smart EV charging as part of your daily routine, and you have one of the most popular smart chargers in the U.S., Enel X abruptly left the U.S.

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BMW, Ford and Honda to create new company focused on optimizing EV grid services: ChargeScape

Green Car Congress

have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new equally-owned company that will create a single, cost-effective platform connecting electric utilities, automakers and interested electric vehicle customers. BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co.,

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myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market

My Energi

The Government’s requirements for home charge points to be ‘smart’ is very welcome, but the definition of a smart charger is contentious. Smart charger installation. Currently, a charger need only connect to the internet to be branded as smart.

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