The ChargeSmart Blog

The latest deep dives into world trends and news.

Feb 27, 2020
3 min

Mercedes vs BMW, Who's Better at Building EVs?

Mercedes and BMW do things differently, that's why they are rivals! How are they going about building EVs then? Let's take a look.

Business Fleets Could Lead the EV Charge

Matthew

Feb 25, 2020
3 min

Business Fleets Could Lead the EV Charge

Could business fleets help drive faster EV adoption?

Matthew

Feb 24, 2020
2 min

Are EVs Putting Germany in Trouble?

Germany has more than 100 years of experience with petrol and diesel engines but what happens when they can't be used anymore?

Matthew

Feb 3, 2020
3 min

Trouble for Nio?

Nio just can't seem to catch a break

Matthew

Jan 20, 2020
3 min

Where Did BMW's EVs Go?

BMW have been selling the same two EVs for the last 7 years so why haven't there been any new ones?

Matthew

Jan 9, 2020
4 min

Germany Charges Ahead

Germany has overtaken Norway to become the leading consumer of EVs in Europe but can they sustain this?

How Did EV Sales Do This Year? We Take A Global View

Matthew

Dec 23, 2019
4 min

How Did EV Sales Do This Year? We Take A Global View

Tesla had a very productive year but who were the other players in the EV space?

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