Bay Area Uber EV drivers can get discounts on Wallbox chargers

Uber to offer discounts on EV chargers from Wallbox

As California rideshare companies face electric-vehicle mandates in the coming years, a question of how drivers for the services would be able to afford those vehicles has persisted. While help on the vehicle purchase price remains uncertain, Uber (NYSE: UBER) has taken the first step to provide some assistance on the charging infrastructure.

Uber is partnering with Wallbox (NYSE: WBX) on an EV charging and energy management system plan for rideshare drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area under a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bay-area-uber-ev-drivers-can-get-discounts-on-wallbox-chargers

Getting charging infrastructure for electric vehicles — Transmission

One of the biggest challenges facing mass electric vehicle adoption is charging infrastructure. Electric chargers have popped up at many retail locations as more people buy electric cars, but owners still need charging capabilities at other places. 

FreightWaves’ Sebastian Blanco and Grace Sharkey look at how Wallbox is helping solve the charger problem on this episode of Transmission. They welcome Enric Asunción, co-founder and CEO of Wallbox, to the show to talk business expansion and EV...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/getting-charging-infrastructure-for-electric-vehicles-transmission

Company founded by former Tesla employees charges into U.S.

Quasar bidirectional charger

Wallbox, a smart electric vehicle (EV) charging startup headquartered in Spain, has announced the closing of a $13 million second round of Series A investment. The company will use the funds to accelerate expansion into China and the U.S., as well research and development into “next-generation products,” Douglas Alfaro, general manager for the U.S., told FreightWaves.

Founded in 2015 by former Tesla employees Enric Asunción and Eduard Castañeda, Wallbox develops and manufactures smart charging...

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