The second in a two-part blog series explores the implementation of the European Union’s Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD) for electric vehicle (EV) charging in apartment buildings, offering case studies from across Europe to demonstrate innovative approaches to making EV charging accessible and affordable for residents in multi-unit dwellings.
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New EU rules on private charging and how member states can legislate more ambition
The first in a two-part blog series explores the European Union’s Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD), focusing on the mandatory installation of private charging stations for electric vehicles in new and renovated buildings.
Spotlight on ZEVs at the Global Climate Action Summit
The Global Climate Action Summit wrapped up September 14, 2018 in San Francisco, and what a week it was! The gathering of businesses, governments, and other groups interested in climate protection strengthened existing commitments and launched many new measures to...
The rise of electric vehicles: The second million
In late 2015, we heralded the first million electric vehicles taking to the road around the world. In January 2017, cumulative global electric vehicles sales already reached the second million. As milestones go, there’s nothing quite like the first, but the second...
The world turns to electric vehicles
It seems the world can't shift quickly enough to electric vehicles. Within the past few months there has been a steady drumbeat of stories about possible bans on combustion vehicles, prompting calls for a more rapid deployment of electric vehicles. At this point, the...
Going electric: A future with billions of tons less carbon
With over a million electric vehicles now on the world's roads, and the Paris Climate Summit nearing a much-anticipated climate deal, it's a good moment to contemplate the potential of EVs as one of the really big climate solutions. Do we think electric drive really...
Global Milestone: The first million electric vehicles
Milestones are important, and numbers, especially large round numbers, make good ones. The automobile was born in 1879. Probably a little more than three decades later the millionth automobile took the road, in about 1912-1913. Now, a century on, with a world...