Enhance EV charging performance with cellular connectivity

Electric vehicles (EVs) are steadily growing their market share at the expense of internal combustion engine vehicles. The growth is fuelled by several factors. Perhaps most importantly, prices for EVs have started to drop as competition in the industry is intensifying. New players and models are emerging, prompting several established EV makers to lower their

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Drifter World and Tele2 IoT simplify the race for a parking space

Tele2 IoT and Drifter World, a company that uses AI to optimise the use of parking spaces and electric vehicle charging stations, are collaborating to connect drivers with spaces and charging points. Tele2 is providing a cellular IoT connectivity solution that maximises uptime and gives the company full control over its fleet of devices. Drifter’s

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Drifter World and Tele2 collaborate to make a change in urban parking

Tele2 AB (Tele2) has entered into an agreement with Drifter World – a company that uses AI to optimise the use of parking spaces and electric vehicle charging stations. Tele2 delivers a cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solution that maximises uptime and gives the company full control over its fleet of devices. 

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New Eseye report reveals disconnect in IoT connectivity performance

IoT connectivity solutions provider Eseye identified in a new ‘State of IoT Adoption’ report that companies are settling for sub-standard IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity performance, with only 1% of respondents achieving better than 98% connectivity levels on average across their device estates. In fact, only 16% of respondents are achieving more than 95% connectivity.

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Public transport investment: A viable and sustainable route to economic recovery?

Over the last twelve months, passengers have been steadily returning to public transport as employees have increasingly been encouraged back to their workplaces. In the UK, for example, Transport for London has reported that the number of journeys made on the Underground has returned to 90% of pre-pandemic levels. Much of the rise is attributed

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Matter Motor Works partners with Airtel to enable its AERA bikes with IoT solutions

Matter Motor Works and Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications service providers have announced a partnership. This partnership will deploy Airtel’s IoT solution in Matter AERA, a geared electric motorbike

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Mavenir deploys cloud-based Remote Packet Gateway to Deutsche Telekom IoT in North America

Mavenir has announced the deployment of its cloud-based Remote Packet Gateway to Deutsche Telekom IoT in North America. The collaboration aims to deliver IoT connectivity to several car manufacturers.

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Berg Insight says number of connected EV charging points in Europe, North America to reach 18mn by 2026

Gothenburg, Sweden. 24 January 2023 – Berg Insight has released new findings about the market for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe and North America. The number of connected EV charging points in Europe and North America reached an estimated 3.3 million units in 2021. Europe represents the largest share comprising around 2.6 million of

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VinFast chooses T-Mobile as global connectivity provider for electric vehicles

Bellevue, United States and Hanoi, Vietnam – T-Mobile and VinFast announced an agreement for the Un-carrier to be the provider of connectivity for VinFast’s smart electric vehicles in North America and Europe. This long-term, multi-million-dollar deal will deliver more personalised in-car experiences and the ability to leverage near real-time telemetry data for more informed and

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Electric vehicles will be everywhere but where will they charge their batteries?

While there is huge uptake in electric vehicles and interest in newer technologies, such as contactless charging, the reality is electric vehicle (EV) charging points are facing high demand and increasingly need to be connected in order to ensure maximised uptime, enable bookings and to bill users accurately for their consumption. You might think this

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British startup offers off-grid, ultra-fast charging to help California’s power supply crisis

London, UK & CA, USA. 22 September 2022 – L-Charge, a UK-based developer of ultra-fast, grid-independent EV charging solutions, has announced the development of its US mobile EV charger. USA Truck Bodies, a specialist in 100% aluminium saw body manufacturing, will produce and retrofit the highly customised cabin to house the mobile charger. L-Charge has tasked

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Elonroad pioneers electrified roads for charging on the move

Sometimes inspiration strikes in the most unusual way – and for Elonroad founder Dan Zethraeus, inspiration came from the snow and slush that gather along the highway’s median strip during winter. Zethraeus, a former film director, was commuting between his home in Lund, Sweden to his office in Malmö, and as early as 2012 he

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Infineon’s CoolSiC devices support bi-directional inverter from Delta to let EVs become emergency backup power

Munich, Germany. 26 July, 2022 – CoolSiC products from Infineon Technologies AG are adopted by Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based global provider of power and energy management solutions, to allow for a big step towards energy transition and carbon neutrality with green power. With the successful development of bi-directional inverters, a hybrid three-in-one system that integrates solar,

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Electric cars as buffer storage for solar power: Infineon and Delta enable bidirectional charging at home

Munich, Germany. 27 July, 2022 – On hot summer days, the share of solar power in the energy mix reaches record levels. But what to do when the sun is not shining? With bidirectional charging, solar power from the photovoltaic system is stored in electric cars and home batteries and fed back into the home

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ChargeNode shows how large scale electric vehicle charging can be achieved

As electric vehicles (EVs) become mainstream, single outlet charging stations continue to be installed, but in many ways they no longer meet the demands and requirements of EV drivers. ChargeNode is at the forefront of this development, building large scale EV charging systems that serve hundreds or even thousands of EV customers in places like

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Wireless connectivity leads the charge to EVs

While there is huge uptake in electric cars and interest in newer technologies, such as contactless charging, the reality is electric vehicle (EV) charging points are facing high demand and increasingly need to be connected in order to ensure maximised uptime, enable bookings and to bill users accurately for their consumption. You might think this

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