In the News

See where Cool the Earth is in the news

See our recent study. We tested every fast charging plug in the Bay Area and found about twenty-five percent failed to charge an EV. Policy-makers and EV charging companies have an opportunity to improve the situation to meet drivers’ expectations.

Reliability of Open Public Electric Vehicle Direct Current Fast Chargers

Recent News Coverage

Los Angeles Times

Broken chargers, lax oversight: How Caolifornia’s troubled EV charging stations threaten emission goals

Sacramento Bee

Volkswagen spent $8ooM on California EV charging to atone for Dieselgate. Drivers aren’t happy

Washington Post

VW spent $2B to build America a charging network. It’s ranked dead last.

Bloomberg

Why So Many Electric Car Chargers in America Don’t Work

The Washington Post

Here’s the biggest hurdle facing America’s EV revolution

Grist

The Biden administration aims to make EV charging as easy as filling up

San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla’s move to open its superchargers to other electric vehicles has big implications for California

The New York Times

A Frustrating Hassle Holding Electric Cars Back: Broken Chargers

Washington Post

Did California just kill the gas-powered car?

LA Times

California’s EV charging network could use a jolt, a trip down I-5 shows

San Francisco Chronicle

Study finds big obstacle for California’s electric car push

Wall Street Journal

The Electric-Vehicle Unicorn Crash

Wired

Broken EV Chargers Could Stall the Electric Car Movement

The Auto Channel

Study Shows California Charging Stations Operationally Deficient

Clean Technica

A Quarter Of All EV Chargers Don’t Work, Half Of Car Trips Are Less Than 3 Miles

Electrive

Almost 1/3 of San Francisco charging stations are duds

Ratchet + Wrench

Bay Area EV Charging Stations Not Working Properly

Techwire

State Wants More Electric Cars; Faulty Public Chargers Pose Hurdle

Western Journal

Electric Car Fail: Over 25% of Charging Stations in Deep Blue Region Do Not Work

Kiosk Marketplace

27% of Bay area EV charging stations dysfunctional

California Globe

Over 27% of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Bay Area are Non-Operable According to New Survey

Biz Pac Review

Study finds nearly a quarter of electric car-charging stations were non-functioning in Bay area

Zero Hedge

25% Of San Francisco’s EV Charging Stations Don’t Work

NXTmine

25% Of San Francisco’s EV Charging Stations Don’t Work

Yahoo Finance

Electric-car charging stations are becoming more common, but there’s still one huge problem: Tons of them don’t work

Business Insider

Electric-car charging stations are becoming more common, but there’s still one huge problem: Tons of them don’t work

Fox Business

California driving: Over a quarter of electric car-charging stations in Bay Area not working, study says

Online EV

California wants more electric cars. But many public chargers don’t work

Automotive News

California wants more electric cars. But many public chargers don’t work

Autobody News

Study: Public Chargers Far Less Reliable than Previously Reported