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Considerations for convenience store DC fast charging solutions?

Setec Powerr

In the burgeoning era of electric vehicles (EVs), convenience stores sit on a gold mine of opportunity. This rapidly changing landscape presents a unique opportunity for convenience stores to serve a new kind of fuel – electricity. Choosing the right EV charger is crucial for convenience stores.

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Trying Out Phillips 66 & Freewire’s First EV Charging Station

CleanTechnica EVs

I remembered a previous article about Phillips 66 installing their first DC fast charging station at their flagship store … which just happens to be in Houston. On a recent trip across Texas, I found myself needing to get a charge in Houston.

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How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

Blink Charging

A BESS is a type of technology that utilizes batteries to store and supply reliable electricity when needed at desired levels and quality. Incorporating a BES system can aid in lowering the operational costs of a DC fast charger.

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Why Bidirectional Charging is The Next Big Thing for EV Owners

Wallbox

This article is your lighthouse: it will give you some background on what bidirectional EV charging means and how it works. Well, when an EV is charged, AC (alternating current) electricity from the grid is converted to DC (direct current) electricity, the kind that can be used by a car. V2G: Vehicle to Grid. V2H: Vehicle to Home.

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Why battery storage can reduce demand charges?

Setec Powerr

This article can answer all your doubts. For example, if you install a 100kW DC fast charger, your peak demand will increase by 100kW when it starts working. These spikes represent the 150kW DC fast charger in use, which means the short frequency of use of the charger, with electric cars pulling up to charge and then leaving.

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The difference between kW and kWh | EV Basics

Setec Powerr

The total output energy produced by a solar system, as well as the amount stored in solar batteries is measured this way. And kWh refers to how much energy a vehicle can store. When DC fast charging, the Ford F-150 Lightning, for instance, tops out at about 150 kilowatts. To calculate the kWh your solar panel produces.

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

Below is a simple and typical example of the confusing and inconsistent use of the term “charging station” from a news article shared on Twitter. When an article says there are something like 115,000 charging stations in America less than the estimated ~145,000 fueling stations , it’s important to get this right.

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