The Latest Breaking News from Electrify America

Porsche Just Added A Bunch Of Stations To Its EV Charging Service Plan

Owners of electric Porsches now have more charging options through the company's Porsche Charging Service program. By that, we mean way more—approximately 97,000 stations were added with the inclusion of ChargePoint in the program. This raises the total number of available charging stations to 102,000 in the United States.

InsideEVs · May 18, 2025

Walmart Opens Up About Its EV Charging Network: Charge Better

It’s no secret that Walmart has been quietly working on its own electric vehicle charging network. The company announced as much over a year ago. However, since then, it has been tight-lipped about how it would go about doing so—until now.

InsideEVs · Apr 24, 2025

2024 BMW iX Long-Term Test: Lessons From Charging Glitches

The snow is finally melting, and though it's been an uneven process, spring is starting to do its thing in upstate New York. As such, we're looking forward to another summer of road-tripping and exploring in the 2024 BMW iX that has been a part of our family for nearly…

InsideEVs · Mar 26, 2025

The Chevrolet Equinox EV Peaks At 150 KW. It’s Still Faster On A 250 KW Charger

The Chevrolet Equinox EV offers a lot of bang for the buck, but it has a big drawback. Despite its high-voltage battery being described as a 400-volt pack, it’s actually under 300 V when the state of charge is low, and it never goes over 400 V even when it’s…

InsideEVs · Feb 22, 2025

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5's Tesla Charging Won't Be What You Expect

There are a lot of perks to driving a Hyundai Ioniq 5. Being one of the fastest-charging electric vehicles for sale at any price in the U.S. is one of the better ones. But when I charged the new 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 at a Tesla Supercharger in a recent…

InsideEVs · Feb 20, 2025

Ionna Says We Need Chargers Where ‘Reliability Isn’t Even A Question'

Not so long ago, the century-old structure with the angled roof in Apex, North Carolina, was a Phillips 66 gas station, said mayor Jacques K. Gilbert. He liked riding there with his parents, he recalled, because “it sold honey buns.”

InsideEVs · Feb 10, 2025

Is Electric Car Charging Any Better In 2025? Here's What Owners Say

The humorist Dave Barry once described Man on the Street interviews as (and I’m paraphrasing) “Finding an unsuspecting  stranger in a supermarket lot and badgering him into having an opinion about something.”

InsideEVs · Jan 17, 2025

Mercedes-Benz EVs In The U.S. Get Tesla Supercharger Access In February

Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle drivers in the United States will gain access to over 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stalls in the U.S. and Canada next month. The DC fast chargers will be integrated into the Mercedes me Charge service, where the German automaker is already offering access to its own High-Power Charging…

InsideEVs · Jan 9, 2025

Volkswagen ID.Buzz Winter Road Trip: ‘A Total Train Wreck’

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan is one cool EV. It looks fantastic, which isn’t something you can usually say about minivans, but VW has managed to blend enough nostalgia and new stuff into the ID.Buzz’s design that it just works.

InsideEVs · Dec 22, 2024

Costco Is Adding More EV Fast Chargers At Its Stores

Costco, America’s largest wholesaler and the third-largest retailer in the world, is ramping up its efforts to install fast chargers for electric vehicles at its stores in the United States. The retail giant has partnered with Electrify America to open five ultra-fast EV charging stations in three states.

InsideEVs · Dec 11, 2024