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A Brattle-analysed modelling study and accompanying field trial for EnergyHub show that centrally coordinated EV charging can sharply reduce coincident demand and materially increase local hosting capacity, enabling utilities to serve many more vehicles on the same infrastructure while deferring upgrades. Commercial aggregation platforms and bidirectional-capable deployments are starting to bridge this technical capability to real-world procurement and monetization, but interoperability, customer availability, and regulatory compensation will determine realized value.

XPENG and Indonesia charge-point operator Voltron opened the country’s inaugural 480 kW high‑performance charger and signed an MoU to expand similar sites. The move pairs a rare vehicle charge capability — XPENG’s G6 Pro can accept up to 451 kW and recharge from low to near‑full in roughly a dozen minutes — with a network integration that should improve user access and support XPENG’s regional growth plans.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed eliminating a waiver and raising the domestic-content threshold for federally funded EV chargers from 55% to 100%, a change that could delay installations funded through the NEVI program. Advocates and state plaintiffs say the move undermines a court order protecting NEVI funding and will slow deployment, while proponents argue it advances onshoring of manufacturing.

Federal ministers will present a coordinated strategy to modernize Canada’s automotive industry and announce targeted investments to grow electric vehicle charging networks. The package arrives alongside new market measures — including a fleet-average emissions regime with tradable credits and a limited quota for Chinese-built EVs — meaning infrastructure spending will interact directly with supply and import dynamics.

The Mobility House North America introduced Cascade, a platform that aggregates diverse EV chargers and fleets to provide grid services including managed charging and bidirectional export. Early deployments with school bus operators and utility partners in the US and Canada aim to turn parked vehicles into revenue-generating storage while helping utilities manage local grid constraints.

Pilot Travel Centers will host Tesla's high-power chargers at selected U.S. truck stops, with each site offering 4–8 stalls and chargers rated at about 1.2 MW. The deployment aims to enable long-haul electric trucking along key corridors but its utility hinges on vehicle availability and interoperability across truck manufacturers.

Kent County will add 10,000 public electric vehicle charge points funded through the Department for Transport’s LEVI Capital Fund, expanding local access where public chargers are currently limited. The rollout meaningfully increases county-level coverage and will materially affect regional charging density and EV range needs while costing no extra to local taxpayers.

Leaked dealer photos show BYD testing a second‑generation megawatt charger with a T‑shaped pile and upgraded power modules, suggesting per‑gun outputs in the 1,200–1,500 kW range and system configurations up to around 2,100 kW. If validated and widely deployed, the hardware and form factor aim to shorten highway charging stops to minutes rather than hours, but they raise operational questions about compatibility, site utilization and grid integration.