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• Jeep and Kia plug-in hybrid owners charge up often. Why that's good. (usatoday.com) -->New reports from Jeep and Kia show owners of those vehicle brands plug in almost daily to maximize driving in emissions-free electric mode, which is good news for the technology.

• NSW government to spend $10m to add EV chargers at 100 apartment buildings (thedriven.io) --> The NSW government says it will spend $10 million to retrofit 100 apartment buildings with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the state.

• Ohio to build first EV charging stations under federal plan | Kiosk Marketplace --> Ohio will become the first state to build EV charging stations under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, the state Department of Transportation and Gov. Mike DeWine announced, according to a wchstv.com report.

• Toyota Partners with Tesla: Boosting Charging Options - The EV Report --> Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) has inked a deal with Tesla, Inc., announcing that it will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its battery electric vehicles (BEVs) starting 2025. This collaboration will allow Toyota and Lexus customers to tap into Tesla’s vast network of over 12,000 Superchargers across the continent.

• ChargePoint chargers will soon support the NACS plug for Teslas and other EVs - The Verge --> ChargePoint, one of the companies racing to put EV charging stations all over the US, announced today that it is beginning to roll out support for the NACS connector that is quickly becoming the national standard. ChargePoint stations that have previously used other ports and power sources can start to use the Tesla-created plug in November, and the company says it now offers “every necessary cable solution to charge an EV in North America and Europe.”

• CORRECTED-Amazon says it has 10,000 Rivian electric vans in its delivery fleet (yahoo.com) --> Amazon.com has 10,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles making routes across the U.S. and Europe, the company said during a business presentation on Tuesday. Amazon has partnered with EV maker Rivian to have at least 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2030. Amazon said in July it had more than 5,000.

• NYT reporter blames Hertz for his own ignorance of EV range and charging | Electrek --> The New York Times published an article this week in which one of its climate reporters — one who claims to have had experience driving and charging Teslas in the past — describes an incident that ended with his depleted rental Volvo C40 Recharge being towed away by Hertz in rural Minnesota.

• Gravity urban EV fast chargers are UL-certified fast and saves space - The Verge --> Gravity’s space-efficient public charging system is certified by UL and supports 500kW charging speeds. Now US EVs just need to catch up.

• Georgia expanding EV charging station network | (capitol-beat.org) --> The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is expanding a planned network of federally funded electric vehicle charging stations. state Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry said Thursday.