Tesla Pro Tip: Increase Speeds at Superchargers, Decrease Costs

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 03:51:20 +0000

When it comes to charging, many owners charge their Teslas at home. But when you’re out on a road trip or you simply need to stop at Superchargers, there’s a way you can increase the speed of your charging experience, ultimately cutting down your costs for timed-use billing systems. No matter where you charge your […]

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Connected Kerb & Surrey County Council Aim For 10,000 Public EV Charging Points By 2030

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:00:40 +0000

Connected KerbOne of the biggest obstacles to EV adoption is the need for home EV charging. The ability to charge electric vehicles at home is necessary in order for drivers to have the needed range every day without inconvenience, but many homes do not have the infrastructure in place to support this. In the case of […]

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Electrify America Explores How Automakers Are Trying To Take EVs Mainstream

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:05:06 +0000

Volkswagen reached a $14.7 billion settlement in 2016 to resolve the claims arising from its diesel emissions cheating scandal, also known as Dieselgate. The agreement included federal penalties and consumer compensation, and compelled Volkswagen to invest billions in promoting and advancing green transportation technology. The most well-known part of the settlement for EV drivers was […]

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Hyundai Announces Charging Partnership, Safety Feature For IONIQ 6 EV

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:45:11 +0000

In a couple of news releases, Hyundai and Electrify America announced free charging for new Ioniq 6 owners and Hyundai told us more about an important Ioniq 6 safety feature. Let’s take a look at both of these announcements! Free Charging For Two Years Electrify America has announced a partnership with Hyundai, offering all-electric IONIQ […]

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FEMA & EV Charging Providers Need To Talk About Post-Evacuation Bottlenecks

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:20:08 +0000

One of the big “gotchas” the anti-EV crowd tries to throw at EVs is that they’d fail you in a hurricane evacuation. I’ve covered this before, repeatedly, but no matter how many times we bust the myths and garbage surrounding it, the lie just doesn’t go away. Like other right-wing memes in Florida, it’s even […]

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Some EV Drivers Found A Fix For A Common Charging Problem, But Electrify America Doesn’t Like It

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:32:57 +0000

As we’ve explained before, the future isn’t as bright for CHAdeMO cars as it is for CCS cars. Electrify America isn’t building any new CHAdeMO stations. Infrastructure Bill funds require a station have a minimum of four CCS stations per site, spaced roughly every 50 miles along major highways. Some of these stations will probably […]

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Strategic EV Charging Might Eliminate The Need For New Power Plants

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:04:20 +0000

strategic EV chargingWhat can be done to minimize EV’s impact on the grid? A recent MIT study concludes that coordinated BEV charging is a potential tool for mitigating the “duck curve” and the need for other storage.

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SparkCharge Expands Mobile EV Charging Fleet Service Across The US

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:21:32 +0000

SparkCharge recently announced an important service the company is offering, but before I get to its solution, let’s talk a bit about the problem. Getting Started With EV Charging Can Be Tough For Fleets Installing an EV charging station can be expensive and take a long time to get started, especially for commercial fleets. Electricity […]

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