News

Electrify America completes first cross-country charging route

29 Jun 2020

The first of two cross-country routes to be completed this year, it spans 11 states and over 2,700 miles to take drivers from Los Angeles to Washington DC.

Chicago strengthens EV charging measures for new buildings

29 Apr 2020

The Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment-Ready ordinance updates the city’s municipal code to increase the number of private parking spaces equipped with EV-charging capacity.

Niagara's Maid of the Mist goes electric

13 May 2019

The first all-electric vessels ever built in the US will be powered by high-capacity battery packs that will be charged using hydropower between trips.

Seattle's new buildings primed to be EV-ready

30 Apr 2019

A new law will require parking spaces provided with all new buildings to include the wiring and electrical outlets necessary for electric vehicle charging.

Mayor seeks to make Seattle “EV-ready”

20 Feb 2019

Equipping all new buildings in the city with electric vehicle charging stations is one of the mayor’s 12 climate action priority goals

Ford trials multi-modal delivery to reduce congestion

19 Feb 2019

The automotive company’s cloud-based software identifies optimum places for van drivers to pull over near a multiple drop-off point and then hands over to last leg delivery

Special Reports

Building bridges in the Covid-19 fightback

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Octavi de la Varga, secretary general of Metropolis, about how its digital platform is helping the global village battle against Covid-19.