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EV fast chargers are a surprising source of air pollution, though they're still vastly less polluting than gas-powered vehicles bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

EVgo shares surged the most in more than three years after the EV charging company received a conditional loan guarantee of up to $1.05 billion from the US Department of Energy to expand its network. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

While the airport lounge approach is coming in vogue today, companies still need to keep an eye on the future as technology improvement will likely cut charging times.

The transition could be an opportunity to reimagine the refueling experience altogether, said Christopher Hawthorne, senior critic at Yale School of Architecture.

EV makers and charging companies are adding amenities including restaurants, wifi, comfortable seating to new stations in a bid to make juicing up a battery relaxing. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Hundreds of millions of dollars in state and federal grants have helped spur an influx of spending to develop EV chargers for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the US. Via @climate with @cailliflower bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

America's struggle to curb natural gas emissions threatens to undermine the Biden administration’s goal of having 100% carbon-free power generation by 2035, BloombergNEF says in its New Energy Outlook. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Most US EV charging firms said they've experienced vandalism. Just recently, thieves cut multiple cords at the station just outside ChargePoint’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Electrify America has also seen copper wiring mined from its sites. Via @climate with @KyleStock

A must read for anyone who cares about energy transition and the jump in power demand because of AI acceleration. Great work by @joshfromalaska @naurtorious @markchediak

US power developers boosted generation capacity in the first half by the most in more than two decades. Meanwhile, solar is expected to account for nearly 60% of the 42.6 gigawatts planned capacity additions between July and December. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“CenterPoint’s conduct may have resulted in significant harm to Houston residents, including rate increases, outages, and lengthy delays in restoring power during Hurricane Beryl,” Texas attorney general said in a statement Monday. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ChargePoint is deploying a new plug that the company says most battery-powered cars can use, as automakers rapidly adopt the connector standards developed by Tesla. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thousands of FirstEnergy Corp.’s customers in Ohio will potentially be without power until next week after two tornadoes hit the northeastern part of the state on Tuesday. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @WeatherSullivan

These 3 overlooked climate challenges are key to a net-zero future bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @AlakeTope

Startup TS Conductor raised $60 million in a new funding round as it seeks to boost the production capacity of its high-capacity power cables with a new facility east of the Mississippi River. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ArcLight launched a new unit called SkyVest Renewables with an initial capital of $500 million to acquire and upgrade wind and solar projects that will help meet surging electricity demand from data centers. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @naurtorious

Donald Trump can’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, according to ChargePoint CEO Rick Wilmer. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…