News and Updates

At major auto shows across the U.S., consumers are witnessing a revolutionary partnership between an automotive company and an EV charging network. ChargePoint’s charging network, which is the world’s largest and most open, has been fully integrated into BMW’s visionary electric vehicle, the BMW i3, which is the automaker’s first all-electric production vehicle. This collaboration will bolster the EV industry’s growth and represents a shift in the EV charging industry to provide a seamless experience for drivers. The ChargePoint network is fully integrated into the ConnectedDrive navigation system of the BMW i3. Using real time data, through the BMW i Remote mobile app, BMW i3 drivers will have the ability to navigate to unoccupied charging stations and have access to the world’s largest and most open EV network of charging stations.

This week, the world’s largest and most open electric vehicle charging network hit a historical landmark – 50,000 drivers on the growing ChargePoint network.

The Electric Drive Transportation Association has released the latest sales figures for plug-in vehicles. In October, 10,060 plug-in vehicles were sold in the United States, representing a 24 percent increase over the previous month and 43 percent increase over October of 2012. There have now been 148,854 plug-in vehicles sold nationwide.

Pasquale Romano, CEO of ChargePoint – the company that built the world’s largest and most open electric vehicle (EV) charging network – released the following statement today on the signing of a memorandum of understanding between eight states (California, Oregon, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts and Vermont) to accelerate sales of zero-emission vehicles.

ChargePoint – the company with the nation’s largest electric vehicle charging station network – today released a list of the Top 10 Metropolitan Areas for electric vehicles. The San Francisco Bay Area (including San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose) led the nation, followed by Seattle, San Diego, Austin, and Honolulu.

ChargePoint – the company that built the world’s largest and most open electric vehicle (EV) charging network – has been named one of the Top 100 clean technology companies in the world.

Collaborative program to improve access to EV charging stations is led by ChargePoint, City of San Diego, the California Energy Commission and other San Diego partners

Pasquale Romano, CEO of ChargePoint – the company with the nation’s largest electric vehicle charging network – released the following statement on tomorrow’s third annual National Plug In Day.

Fuji Electric Corp. of America announced that they have reached the 1000th charging session on their Electric Vehicle Charging Station at the Residence Inn by Marriott in Dana Point/San Juan Capistrano, CA, marking a major milestone for the electronics manufacturer and the EV industry in the US. The station was the first publicly available DC Quick Charger on the ChargePoint® Network upon its introduction in November 2012, and has become one of the busiest charging stations on the West coast. Owned and operated by EV-integrator Evoasis, it is conveniently located along the I-5 interstate, offering electric vehicle drivers a quick and easy 20-30 minute charging experience.

SB 286 would extend through 2018the white sticker program that allows Inherently Low Emission Vehicles and Transitional Zero Emission Vehicles, such as plug-in hybrid vehicles to access the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) highway lanes, while AB 266 extends the green sticker program which does the same for electric, hydrogen, and natural gas-fueled cars. This will help to encourage the purchases of these vehicles, reducing California’s carbon footprint and petroleum consumption, while being of benefit to our economy.