Guides on EV charging, charging stations, home chargers, and charging costs.
The Pilot Company, GM, and EVgo charging partnership just passed 300 locations nationwide, and its PlugShare rating sits at 9.41 out of 10 as of July 2026. That score sits well above the industry average for public DC fast charging. The design choices behind that number reveal what actually drives reliability at a charging stop,…
Walmart added 27 new DC fast-charging locations in July alone, its fastest single-month pace yet. That growth pushed the retailer’s network past 100 locations and 838 individual charging stalls, putting it on the verge of cracking the top 10 largest DC charging networks in the country. Most shoppers still don’t know Walmart operates a charging…
Bentley confirmed its first electric vehicle will add 100 miles of range in just 6.5 minutes, a charging speed that would rank among the fastest on the market when the vehicle arrives in 2027. That figure implies charging speeds up to 350 kilowatts. Most public infrastructure today cannot deliver anywhere near that rate, a gap…
Ford confirmed its upcoming Fathom pickup will include bidirectional charging capability standard, not as a paid option. That announcement lands as more automakers treat vehicle-to-home power as a selling point rather than a novelty. Bidirectional hardware alone does not power a house during an outage. A specific set of additional equipment determines whether that capability…
The federal 30C home charger credit quietly expired on July 1, 2026, after covering 30 percent of installation costs for years. Most charger-incentive articles online still describe it as active. State and utility programs now carry the real savings, and payout amounts vary sharply by ZIP code rather than by any single national rule. What…
Public charging runs busier in 2026 than at any prior point. Most charging guides explain how to plug in, not what actually causes delays at a crowded station. Staying plugged in past 80% during a busy session causes most real-world delays. That single habit can double how long everyone else waits. The Habit That Causes…
Bidirectional charging finally moved past pilot-project jargon in 2026. Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Tesla, and Nissan owners now see real hardware on dealer lots. Marketing labels many of these EVs “V2H-ready.” That label rarely means what buyers assume. A vehicle-to-load outlet can run a drill or a mini fridge. It cannot power a home panel…
Summer road-trip season pushes more EVs onto interstate corridors than any other stretch of the year. Charging network comparisons usually rank stations by price per kilowatt-hour and top charging speed. Neither number predicts whether a stall actually works when a driver rolls up low on charge. Real uptime data does, and it is publicly available…
