EVgo shares surged the most in more than three years after the EV charging company received a conditional loan guarantee of up to $1.05 billion from the US Department of Energy to expand its network. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

While the airport lounge approach is coming in vogue today, companies still need to keep an eye on the future as technology improvement will likely cut charging times.

The transition could be an opportunity to reimagine the refueling experience altogether, said Christopher Hawthorne, senior critic at Yale School of Architecture.

This summer, Rivian Automotive Inc. turned a former blacksmith shop outside Yosemite National Park into a recharging lounge where drivers can sip free coffee while making their own trail mix from an ingredients bar.

After all, even the fastest chargers need a half-hour to top off your car — so you’d better enjoy the stay. The additional convenience could entice would-be EV drivers to take the plunge, adding fuel to the electric transition.

EV makers and charging companies are adding amenities including restaurants, wifi, comfortable seating to new stations in a bid to make juicing up a battery relaxing. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Hundreds of millions of dollars in state and federal grants have helped spur an influx of spending to develop EV chargers for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the US. Via @climate with @cailliflower bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

America's struggle to curb natural gas emissions threatens to undermine the Biden administration’s goal of having 100% carbon-free power generation by 2035, BloombergNEF says in its New Energy Outlook. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Most US EV charging firms said they've experienced vandalism. Just recently, thieves cut multiple cords at the station just outside ChargePoint’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Electrify America has also seen copper wiring mined from its sites. Via @climate with @KyleStock

US power developers boosted generation capacity in the first half by the most in more than two decades. Meanwhile, solar is expected to account for nearly 60% of the 42.6 gigawatts planned capacity additions between July and December. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“CenterPoint’s conduct may have resulted in significant harm to Houston residents, including rate increases, outages, and lengthy delays in restoring power during Hurricane Beryl,” Texas attorney general said in a statement Monday. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ChargePoint is deploying a new plug that the company says most battery-powered cars can use, as automakers rapidly adopt the connector standards developed by Tesla. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thousands of FirstEnergy Corp.’s customers in Ohio will potentially be without power until next week after two tornadoes hit the northeastern part of the state on Tuesday. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @WeatherSullivan

Startup TS Conductor raised $60 million in a new funding round as it seeks to boost the production capacity of its high-capacity power cables with a new facility east of the Mississippi River. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ArcLight launched a new unit called SkyVest Renewables with an initial capital of $500 million to acquire and upgrade wind and solar projects that will help meet surging electricity demand from data centers. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @naurtorious

Donald Trump can’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, according to ChargePoint CEO Rick Wilmer. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

CenterPoint said it plans to “replace the outage map with a redesigned cloud-based platform” by month-end.