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North Carolina wants to spend $50K to trash free public EV chargers

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The author of the Car and Driver article, Ezra Dyer noted that this was happening in his state. Dyer noted that there are three free public Level 2 EV chargers in his town and unless the towns and cities refuse to build free gas and diesel pumps next to the EV chargers, Moss wants them gone. You don’t see free gas anywhere!

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Why Is Short-term Car Leasing Preferred Over Long-term Leasing?

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Recent Data Found 37% of Drivers Prefer Short-term Leases This article may contain affiliate links. [Ed. note: While this article focuses on a UK phenomenon, we expect short-term leases to hit the States soon, if they haven’t already.] EVs are typically more expensive than traditional gas or diesel cars.

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Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future – ET Auto

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With governments pressuring the auto sector to go green, Ineos Automotive plans to launch an electric 4×4 in 2027, the Fusilier, to be sold alongside current diesel and petrol versions of the Grenadier. It added that demand for EVs was “high”, even if recent data shows evidence of slowing sales in the UK and abroad.

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What ‘real world’ hydrogen pickup looks like and why it should end the conversation

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Jacob Lozier, HYDROTEC’s program manager, told reporters last week that these trucks could, “power job sites or bring charging to EVs in areas where traditional charging is not available,” before adding that, “ it has enough power and energy to provide power for up to 250 American homes.” This ain’t it. Dear lord,” he wrote back. “I

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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

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The state of Michigan, for example, is using AI to help transportation planners decide where to put EV charging stations. Over in the United Kingdom, various local governments have partnered with AI firms to help them figure out where they need to put EV charging stations to bolster EV adoption and benefit the entire community.

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WattEV aims to operate 12,000 electric trucks-as-a-service and a charging network to support them by 2030

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Now that phase is over, and companies are starting to place substantial orders, but they’re running into another hurdle—charging infrastructure needs to be built out, and managing it is a complex affair. These megawatt charging sites will be open to all fleet operators. These megawatt charging sites will be open to all fleet operators.

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This start-up wants to take on the CV biggies with a new tech-heavy electric truck – ET Auto

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About the pricing of the trucks Shravan said, it is going to be estimated around INR 35 lakh – INR 50 Lakh for 200 km range, the cost for normal diesel truck, accordingly the cost will vary. This is the overall power drain that we’re expecting. Recently, Tresa has secured preorder of 1,000 trucks from JFK Transporters.

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