Why did VW post an incomplete car wash video on E-cars?
German car company VW recently posted an instruction video on YouTube, posing the question “Can I drive my ID.4 through a car wash?” But instead of addressing the real challenges of modern E-vehicles in car...Read more
Small but superfast charging with ChargePost
It’s small but it’s superfast. Meet ChargePost, a compact, battery-based charging system enabling ultra-fast EV charging on existing power connections, without the need to extend existing grids. Perfect for small service stations and car washes.Read more
Gas Station & Car wash Trade Fair: ‘To charge or not to charge?’
Head to the Dutch town of Houten next month, for the Gas Station & Car Wash trade fair. On 4,000 square meters of exhibition floor, companies from the Dutch and Belgian fuel, energy, convenience and...Read more
Sustainable car wash cuts back on opening hours
German car wash operator Wi-Wash has just decided to limit their opening hours during the dark winter months. With energy prices going through the roof, it becomes much harder to run a profitable business, they...Read more
EV-charging lands in Ghana and grows in India
Charging is the way forward, more and more fuel companies realize. Shell launched its first EV-charging station this week in India, with 10,000 more charging points on the way before 2030. Meanwhile, in Ghana the...Read more
TotalEnergies: Car wash at gas station attracts more customers
“A car wash creates additional traffic at a service station, which then brings additional sales opportunities,” says Alwin Kautz of TotalEnergies NL. According to the Shop, Food & Services manager, it is important to create...Read more
Changing instead of charging
Chinese company NIO hopes to revolutionize EV driving. Instead of charging empty batteries, they simply change them. In what looks like a state-of-the-art car wash. In Norway, NIO recently opened a swap station.Read more
FTM: why ‘transition fuels’ are a dead end
The fossil fuel industry would rather invest in so-called ‘transition fuels’ than embrace electrification, even though these fuels seem a dead-end street, a new research by Follow The Money shows. Read more