Shell Recharge exits the US EV charger software market

  • December 30, 2024
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Shell Recharge EV charging (Source: Shell) Shell Recharge is discontinuing its Shell Sky software in third-party commercial EV chargers in the US and Canada. Shell Sky is cloud-based EV charger management software, often called a CPMS or charging station management system (CSMS). Sky was originally created by software startup Greenlots, which Shell acquired in 2019. Greenlots was eventually […]

Tesla offers free supercharging to clear out Foundation Cybertruck inventory

  • December 30, 2024
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Tesla is now offering free lifetime supercharging for Foundation-series Cybertrucks purchased as inventory vehicles, suggesting that it’s having a tough time getting rid of the highly-priced limited edition vehicles. Tesla has often introduced vehicles with a limited-edition early series, such as the Founders’ and Signature series for early Roadsters, Model S and Model X. It […]

Chinese solar giant Trina sells its Texas factory a week after it opens [update]

  • December 30, 2024
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Photo: Trina Solar Trina Solar has sold its Texas solar panel factory as the US scrutinizes Chinese companies cashing in on Inflation Reduction Act tax breaks. December 30, 2024: FREYR announced on December 24 that it had closed its acquisition of Trina Solar’s 5-gigawatt (GW), 1.35 million-square-foot solar panel factory in Wilmer, Texas. The purchase […]

Toyota is reviving the egg-shaped Previa as its first electric minivan

  • December 30, 2024
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Toyota’s egg-shaped minivan, the Previa, is officially going electric. It will be revived as the first all-electric Toyota minivan. Will the funky-looking minivan find success as an EV? When will Toyota launch its first electric minivan? Although Toyota launched Japan’s first “electrified,” or PHEV models less than two weeks ago, we are already learning that […]