EV chargers have started popping up at UK Shell stations

As promised, Shell is adding electric vehicle charging to its UK petrol stations. “Shell Recharge” is already already available at three locations in Holloway (London), Derby and Whyteleafe (Surrey). A further seven sites across Greater London and Reading will be opened up before the end of the year. Ten stations, while welcome for EV owners, […]

Madrid struggles to close Catalonia polling stations on eve of referendum

Spain’s Catalonia is gearing up for an independence referendum on Sunday despite attempts to hinder the process by the government in Madrid, which considers it illegal. Catalans have staged numerous protests and occupied polling stations to secure their right to vote. Over six thousand ballot boxes will be used, and there are more than 2,300 […]

Tesla might build convenience stores at its charging stations

Tesla plans to roll out more electric supercharging stations this year, especially in big cities, which should double the size of its network. But even with more places to juice up your Tesla, it still takes far longer to refill an EV than gassing up a fossil fuel-powered car. But the electric vehicle maker is […]

This is what morning rush hour looks like in one of Japan’s busiest train stations

Out of 51 busiest railway stations in the world, all but six are located in Japan. But just how clogged up is Japan’s infamous subway system? A time-lapse at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo spanning 30 minutes showed what the morning rush hour actually looks in one of Japan’s busiest subway station. Feedburner

Car-charging company is on a tear, buying GE stations, securing investments

Enlarge / Closeup of Chargepoint electric-vehicle charger at Google headquarters in Silicon Valley (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). (credit: Getty Images) Car-charging network ChargePoint announced that it would buy General Electric’s electric vehicle (EV) charging stations today for an undisclosed amount of money. ChargePoint also announced a $ 43 million investment from Siemens, which will be […]

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 […]

SteamVR now supports more (and less expensive) base stations

Valve made headlines today when Apple revealed the companies were working together to bring virtual reality and SteamVR to Mac computers, but the PC gaming company also quietly revealed some big changes to the way its VR system and devices like the HTC Vive work. SteamVR is getting an overhaul to how it tracks headsets […]

TV stations ditching election polls because they’re too unreliable

British broadcasters have given up on polls ahead of the June 8 general election because they are a “waste of time.” The BBC, Sky News, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have all ditched the habit of predicting election results, after the 20 point Conservative majority initially expected has shrunk to just three points in […]