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Lux: future use of wide bandgap materials in power electronics will reduce EV cost

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Power savings in plug-in vehicles versus total savings per car. Applied in an EV, WBG materials could cut electricity losses by 66% during vehicle battery recharging, the DOE says. Applied in an EV, WBG materials could cut electricity losses by 66% during vehicle battery recharging, the DOE says. Source: Lux. Click to enlarge.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

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As we support Community Outreach Group working to develop and implement (CEJA) Clean Energy Jobs Act and (FEJA) Future Energy Jobs Acts) programs in underserved areas. We completed our first clean energy project in 2020 — the installation of a Level 2 EV charging station at St. Paul’s Church on Chicago’s North Side.

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Infrastructure Bill Could Usher In New Era for EVs

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Perhaps the most common argument against electric vehicles (EVs) has been the lack of recharging infrastructure. It’s exciting to anticipate the day when the phrase, “plug it in,” will be as common in the open-road vernacular as “fill ‘er up.”. by Brent Wilson, CEO of Galvanic Energy. The federal government has taken a $7.5-billion

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