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When a hotel company moves from “we should have a charger” to “standardize charging across the portfolio,” that’s a signal to the broader CRE market. Kinseth Hospitality Companies’ new partnership with TurnOnGreen does exactly that—pairing a management/ownership platform with a turnkey charging provider to roll out networked EV infrastructure at scale.

EV headlines look contradictory. On one side, automakers are tapping the brakes. On the other, U.S. EV sales just hit a quarterly record. The takeaway for corporate and commercial real estate (CRE): tighten your filters, but don’t stall shovel-ready sites that already pencil on dwell economics and power.

The New York Times Upshot’s state-by-state breakdown of EV charging costs confirms what many of you see on the ground: home charging is almost always the cheapest way to drive an EV, hybrids come next, and public DC fast charging (DCFC) is often the most expensive—unless you’re in a few lucky states. That mix, plus local gas and electricity prices, explains why driver behavior (and your utilization) can look totally different in Seattle vs. St. Louis vs. Miami.

SAE’s J3400—formalizing what most drivers know as the Tesla connector—removes guesswork for spec writers. Universities, hospitals, and corporate campuses can now list J3400 alongside CCS without hedging, and vendors can certify to a common document rather than a brand promise. Certified adapters provide a mapped transition for legacy fleets, reducing the risk of stranded users as the vehicle mix turns over.

U.S. electric vehicle sales reached a new high in the third quarter of 2025. The number was boosted by buyers closing before the federal tax credit expired, but also signals something more durable—the steady expansion of an EV owner base that will shape charging demand and product strategy long after a single policy change fades.

When The Lion Electric Company (LION) voided U.S. warranties as part of its restructuring, it didn’t just strand hardware - it stranded plans. This is the EV industry’s hard lesson in vendor risk—The same playbook that protects charging networks applies to school bus fleets.