Editor Blogs

July 2023

7 Automakers Unveil Joint EV Charging Network

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

The single-best ingredient for beating range anxiety is sufficient infrastructure. If it’s not there, it’ll be that much harder to convince people to give up arguably a far more convenient solution. And that’s led a septuplet of automakers to launch the Avengers of public charging networks in North America.

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07/31/2023

Ford Drops Price of its Electric F-150 Lightning by up to 10K

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

With Tesla’s Cybertruck right around the corner, Ford is making aggressive moves to retain some of the electric light-duty truck market. Owing to various factors, Ford is reducing the price of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup by up to $10,000. According to the company, increased plant capacity, continued

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07/24/2023

Rocsys' autonomous EV recharger

Automating EV Rechargers

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Building out the EV infrastructure is more than just a massive network of charging stations, and Rocsys is reminding us of that with an autonomous recharge solution. Rocsys has introduced a robotic arm — with AI-powered computer vision technology — that can add autonomous functionality to any EV char

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07/17/2023

Competition Boosts Sustainability in the Community

Engineers Without Borders

The winning team from the University of Greenwich receiving their certificate from Helena Barrett, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Engineers Without Borders UK.

Competition Boosts Sustainability in the Community

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Engineers Without Borders has announced the winners of its annual Engineering for People Design Challenge. The challenge is intended to take a project learning approach that support students in understanding their impact as engineers on both people and the planet. Each year, a new community partner is chosen to

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07/13/2023

Britain's finance minister, Jeremy Hunt

Great Britain's Energy Regulator to Limit "Excessive Profits" on Backup Power

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Britain is taking steps to limit what it deems excessive energy profits. Back in June, Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt met with an assortment of regulators to “to guarantee markets are working properly” for consumers beset by high household bills (including increased mortgage costs). After Minister

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07/10/2023

PowerGo to Install 300 EV Charging Stations at Hotels Across Europe

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

EV charging is increasingly coming to you. While several providers are building out the charging infrastructure, with electric stations spread strategically across the globe, retailers are starting to add them for eco-conscious shoppers. The latest — Radisson Hotel Group has tapped PowerGo to provide EV charg

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07/03/2023