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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Corp. announced at the New York International Auto Show that they are teaming up to implement the Microsoft Hohm energy management application for Ford’s electric vehicles. Ford is the first automaker to announce the planned use of Hohm, starting with the Focus Electric next year.

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How Irdeto is protecting EV charging infrastructure from cyber-attacks

Charged EVs

EV chargers are as vulnerable to cyber-threats any other connected devices. Certificates that include the information that the car and the charging station need in order to deliver and pay for a charge are stored in a secure format based on asymmetric key cryptography.

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Review: 2025 Rivian R1T and R1S gain efficiency, comfort, and a lifeline

Baua Electric

The dual-motor units used in the back of 3-motor models and in front and in back in 4-motor models aren’t connected and each turn their respective wheels. No 800V—so no big charging boost On the other hand, the Gen 2 isn’t everything that Rivian had hinted in the past might be coming. Thus, charging hasn’t changed much.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network.

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