Daimler eyes super-fast electric vehicle charging

Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz (and others) is pushing to get the majority of its vehicles to run on electricity. But there’s still the issue of slow battery charging times that needs to be overcome if users are going to abandon gas. Which is why Daimler is throwing some of its cash towards Israeli startup […]

Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus REVEALED – Release date, price, AR, wireless charging

Apple have lifted the lid on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus tonight, with a dazzling array of new colours available and a much improved camera. The Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will come in sleek silver space grey and gold colour schemes. The iPhone 8 boasts a new 12MP camera and […]

New EE wireless charging deal hints at iPhone X’s most-rumoured feature

The Apple iPhone X is set to be announced later tonight at a major event at the tech giant’s new multi-billion pound headquarters in Cupertino. Tim Cook will take to the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater from 6pm BST, with the Apple boss set to unveil the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the […]

Massachusetts Port Authority Considers Charging Drivers for Logan Airport Pick-Ups and Drop-Offs

Massport Considering Fee for Pickups and Dropoffs at BOS Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

Delta’s Charging a Fortune for Suites on the A350 Inaugural

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1800 Miles per Hour: Ultrafast Charging Tech Moving Far Faster Than Anticipated

– Many who reject the option of an electric vehicle say that they’ll consider one only when EVs have the range for occasional long-distance drives and can recharge about as quickly as you can refill a car’s tank with gasoline. Well, that time is nearly here—a lot sooner than even many experts in charging technology anticipated. […]

Facebook is going to let publishers start charging readers to view stories (FB)

Facebook Facebook is getting ready to let media outlets charge readers for access to their stories. The social network has started briefing publishers on the forthcoming subscription service and hopes to start testing it by October, according to a person familiar with the matter. While details are still be ironed out, Facebook is currently telling […]

ChargePoint secures $125M in funding to expand European charging

ChargePoint operates over 35,000 charging spots, and has partnered with the likes of Volkswagen and BMW to expand its network, which is currently the world’s largest. ChargePoint doesn’t show signs of slowing down anytime soon, either. The EV charging network just announced the close of a round of funding worth $ 125 million. Earlier in […]

California orders Volkswagen to build more electric-car charging stations in poor neighborhoods

REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji California legislators on Thursday tightened rules requiring Volkswagen to spend a portion of clean car infrastructure funds in disadvantaged communities, passing a bill as part of a budget package agreed with Governor Jerry Brown. The German automaker previously agreed to support clean vehicles by spending $ 800 million in California, part of a total […]

Quantum principle harnessed to create easier wireless charging

Enlarge / The developers of a new wireless charging tech are thinking big—automobile battery big. (credit: Oak Ridge National Lab) Anyone who has ever left the house without remembering to charge their cellphone can appreciate the concept of wireless power transfer. All you would have to do is remember to drop your phone on your […]