Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

AGL kicks off EV grid “orchestration” trial with 200 home smart chargers

AGL Energy kicks off $8m ARENA-backed electric vehicle grid orchestration trial, with installation of 200 EV smart chargers in homes across three states.

A Tesla electric car charging. Credit: Bridie Schmidt

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Enel X joins push to install EV chargers at vacation rental properties

Enel X partners with Ok2Charge to roll out fully automated smart EV charging stations at vacation rental properties around the globe.

Source: Tesla Owqners Club of Western Australia

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Crowd-funded EV charger opens in remote town after being towed there by Model X

WA rural town of Ravensthorpe installs crowd-funded electric vehicle charger, another in a string across the western state.

XC40 Pure Recharge wirelessly charging. Source: Volvo

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Volvo tests wireless charging future for XC40 Pure Recharge and other EVs

All-electric Volvo XC40 Pure Recharge compact SUVs to test out wireless charging in a live "Green City Zone" in Sweden.

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StoreDot on track to deliver five-minute EV charging by 2024

Israeli battery developer StoreDot on track to mass produce batteries capable of charging 160km of range in 5 minutes by 2024, and in 2 minutes by 2032.

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EV spending could “eclipse” renewable spending in 2022, BNEF

New Bloomberg New Energy Finance data shows global spending on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure is on track to surpass spending on renewables – this year.

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Hyundai and Shell strike EV charging deal for Genesis, to partner on hydrogen fuel cells

South Korean automaker and British oil major ink deal to make Shell the charge point operator and mobility services provider for Hyundai’s luxury Genesis EVs.