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Chargepoint Stock Sees A Big Jump: What's Going On Today?
Monday, November 8, 2021 - 12:50pm | 373ChargePoint Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CHPT) shares are trading higher Monday as the sector for EV and EV charging companies are trading higher. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes $7.5 billion of funding to create a nationwide network of EV...
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McDonald's Could Capitalize On Tesla's Largest U.S. Supercharger Location: Here's How And Why It Matters
Sunday, August 22, 2021 - 10:34am | 483Charging an electric vehicle is a necessary task for those who drive them frequently during the day or week. While charging the vehicle at a public charging station, owners have some time to kill, which could lead to going shopping or eating a meal. What Happened: The largest Supercharger location...
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EXCLUSIVE: EVgo CEO Cathy Zoi Talks Charging Station Growth Drivers, Major Auto Industry Partnerships
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 11:56am | 628Cathy Zoi, CEO of EVgo, joined Benzinga’s "SPACs Attack" show Wednesday. In January, charging station infrastructure company EVgo announced a SPAC merger with Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corp (NYSE: CLII). Electrification Opportunity: Zoi said that while there is...
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Tesla Could Be Launching Restaurants At Charging Stations: Here's Why
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 4:09pm | 465The most well-known company in the electric vehicle space could be entering the restaurant sector. What Happened: Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) last week filed trademarks for its brand name under the restaurant services sector, according to Electrek. “Tesla trademark registration is intended...
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Charging Infrastructure SPAC Plays: Is EVGo The Best Of The Bunch?
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 2:35pm | 836Last week, EVgo became the latest charging infrastructure company to announce a SPAC deal to go public during a time that is seeing rapid adoption of electric vehicles and infrastructure. About EVgo: Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corp (NYSE: CLII) is bringing EVgo public in a deal...
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How The 2020 Presidential Election Could Impact EV, Auto Stocks
Monday, November 2, 2020 - 10:15am | 704The 2020 presidential election could have a long term effect on the timeline for rapid electric vehicle expansion in the United States. EV, Auto Stocks Under Trump: A win by Trump could prove a sigh of relief for large automakers General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F)....
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Kyle Bass-Led Hedge Fund Adds 9% Stake In EV Charging SPAC
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:12pm | 511Shares of the special purpose acquisition company Switchback Energy Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: SBE) moved higher Thursday on news of an ownership stake from a hedge fund. What Happened: Hayman Capital Management announced a 9.1% stake in Switchback Energy Acquisition Corporation,...
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NATSO, ChargePoint Map Out Charging Infrastructure For 4,000 Travel Plazas
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 3:12pm | 493ChargePoint, which has more than 108,000 electric vehicle charging stations, and NATSO, the trade association for truck stops and travel plazas, will collaborate to build out a network of 4,000 off-highway charging stations, including in rural America, by 2030. The two will use money from the...
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Western State Utilities To Look At Installing Truck Charging Stations Along I-5 Corridor
Friday, April 19, 2019 - 10:57am | 1286Utilities aim to meet ambitious goals of reducing emissions across western U.S., but technology and financing remain big hurdles. The biggest utilities along the West Coast are taking the first step in electrifying one of the busiest freight lanes in the U.S. Utilities including Pacific...
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Japan Has More Charging Stations Than Gas Stations... Sort Of
Saturday, May 7, 2016 - 2:20pm | 227Japan has more electric car charging points than gas stations, according to a report on Transport Evolved. According to the report, as of earlier this month, there were more than 2,819 CHAdeMO DC rapid chargers installed across the country, far more than the 1,532 installed in the whole of Europe...