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Second-life EV battery packs to provide energy storage to Rivian car factory in Illinois
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (213+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | April 14, 2026 EV manufacturer Rivian announced a partnership with battery recycler'Redwood Materials to deploy second-life Rivian battery packs for on-site energy storage at Rivian's EV manufacturing site in Normal, Illinois. Redwood Materials will take more than 100 second-life Rivian…...
GM Energy open to idea of leasing residential batteries, bidirectional EV chargers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (118+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | February 19, 2026 General Motors announced it will begin offering its GM Energy home energy management systems and Power Bank residential batteries in lease programs. Homeowners can lease the GM Energy products similar to leasing a vehicle. GM Energy…...
Enphase slates volume production of bidirectional EV chargers for Q4 2026
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (129+ words) By Billy Ludt | February 2, 2026 Enphase Energy plans to start manufacturing its IQ Bidirectional EV Charging Platform at volume in Q4 2026 following a series of successful product demonstrations. IQ Bidirectional EV Charging Platform from Enphase Energy IQ connects to the direct current…...
Tesla claims it's making solar panels again at its Buffalo factory
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (185+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | January 30, 2026 After years of relative quiet, Tesla's factory in Buffalo, New York, has been repurposed back to its original purpose: to make solar panels. Rumors started brewing at the end of 2025 that Tesla was releasing a full-sized…...
Indiana Subaru manufacturing plant installs 204-k W solar system
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (197+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | January 12, 2026 An expansion on the Subaru manufacturing plant in Lafayette, Indiana, now hosts a 204-k W solar system installed by Emergent Solar Energy. The new solar project builds on that legacy, demonstrating how one of Indiana's largest…...
Ford to begin making 5-MWh BESS and residential batteries at formerly EV-focused US plants
4+ mon, 21+ hour ago (286+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | December 16, 2025 Ford Motor Company this week announced a new business plan that includes new American-made vehicles and a focused battery energy storage business. The company will no longer make large-vehicle EVs, instead developing a'Universal EV Platform'for smaller,…...
Enphase begins shipping IQ EV Charger 2 in the US
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) Kelsey Misbrener is currently managing editor of Solar Power World and has been reporting on policy, technology and other areas of the U. S. solar market since 2017. The IQ EV Charger 2 uses solar-aware charging that captures surplus solar power and adjusts charging…...
Volvo partners with dcbel to allow bidirectional charging of EX90 in US
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (202+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | November 19, 2025 Add Volvo to the list of EV companies that allow bidirectional charging in the United States. Through a partnership with dcbel, 2025 Volvo EX90 owners can now perform vehicle-to-home charging efforts. The EX90, the company's fully electric SUV, is…...
Wallbox opens bidirectional EV charger pilot program to California and Connecticut customers
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (297+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | October 21, 2025 Building on last week's successful installation of the first Wallbox bidirectional charger in North America, the EV charging company announced a bidirectional charging program open to 180 homes across California and Connecticut. The pilot programs will enable…...
Oregon travel plaza adds fast EV chargers powered by 40 k W of solar + storage
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (248+ words) By Kelsey Misbrener | October 15, 2025 High-power EV charging company XCharge North America announced a new partnership with Wildhorse Resort & Casino's Arrowhead Travel Plaza to deploy four, dual-dispenser Grid Link chargers powered by 40 k W of solar energy. As part of the…...