Charging

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Latest on this desk

The verified stories this desk has filed so far, newest first.

• //evt/chargingBYD’s megawatt flash-charging network handled 1.22 million sessions in China’s Golden Week
  Holiday travel data released October 9 shows the network serving 540,000 users across 341 cities — and the busiest single charging gun moved 74 cars in a day.Doug Simmons · 2026-10-11
• //evt/chargingNACS vs CCS: the connector war, explained
  One small plug, one bulky one, and a decade of incompatibility — how Tesla’s connector became SAE J3400 and ended North America’s charging split.Doug Simmons · 2026-10-11
• //evt/chargingElectrify America takes its chargers white-label: ‘Powered by’ passes 100 stations
  Retailers from Costco to Wawa now run their own branded fast chargers on Electrify America’s hardware and operations — nearly 600 chargers and counting.Doug Simmons · 2026-10-11
• //evt/chargingIONNA more than doubled in 2026, passing 180 live sites
  The automaker-backed network is now the leader in 400 kW stalls — and the steepest ramp yet toward its 30,000-bay 2030 target.Doug Simmons · 2026-10-11
• //evt/chargingHow 2026 changed EV charging: the buildout in numbers
  1.22 million holiday sessions, 1.19 million swaps, 180 new IONNA sites, and white-label chargers at Costco — the year charging infrastructure became the story.Doug Simmons · 2026-10-11
• //evt/chargingNACS in 2026: the year the connector war ended and the plug wars began
  IONNA opened its first all-NACS sites, Rivian went NACS-only, Stellantis took the standard global — and NACS now accounts for roughly half of all U.S. public DC fast-charging ports.Nathan Pryce · 2026-10-11

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What this desk files

Coverage areas plus the stories filed so far on this desk.

• Network expansionWhere chargers are going in — and whether they work when they get there.Now filing
• Connector standardsNACS, CCS, and the plug you will actually find on your route.Now filing
• ReliabilityUptime claims checked against what drivers experience.Now filing
• Home chargingEquipment guidance. Incompatible or unsafe equipment never gets a recommendation.Now filing

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In the pipeline

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• In the pipelineHow Fast Charging Really WorksCharging curves, not peak numbers: what actually determines the time from ten to eighty.
• In the pipelineEV Charging Connector StandardsNACS, CCS, and the plug you will actually find on your route.
• In the pipelineEvaluating Home Charging EquipmentWhat to look for before you buy, and what to avoid. Incompatible or unsafe equipment never gets a recommendation.

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