ChargePoint

Two organisations have joined forces to install rapid charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK. ChargePoint has announced its entry into the European market after signing a supply deal with InstaVolt. It will provide more than 200 charging points for installation at “popular routes” across the UK. ChargePoint says EV owners can charge […]

Daimler has accelerated its electric vehicle (EV) expansion by investing in a charging solutions firm. The vehicle manufacturer behind Mercedes-Benz is leading an $82 million (£77.8m) investment from ChargePoint, the leading provider of charging infrastructure in the US, to move into European markets. It hopes the move will boost the electric mobility market by paving the way for a new wave of “customer-focused solutions”. […]

ChargePoint, which operates a network of public electric vehicle charging stations in 17 countries, has secured $50 million (£34.5m). That brings the total funding it has raised to more than $164 million (£113m) from investors including Siemens, BMW iVentures and Statoil Energy Ventures. Chargepoint operates charging stations and provides cloud-based technology to property owners, governments […]