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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

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That’s how Tesla charged to a massive head start — simply by putting as much effort and resources into building its charging network as it did into making its cars. will need as many as 235,000 fast EV chargers to meet demand — up from about 47,000 chargers that are available today.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. We’ve been working with Nissan for many years now, and the only rules that we have with Nissan are that we cannot do V2G when the charge level is above 95% or below 30%. Gregory Poilasne: It’s all EVs.

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School Transport Goes Electric

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Finances, timelines, budgets, and personnel were taken into account as administrators, and school leaders began to plan for electrifying the district’s transportation resources. The shift to an all-electric future is no longer in the realm of futurism, but the tools and resources are ready and available today.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The hybrid models available today use lead-acid ornickel-metal hydride batteries that are are proven, reliable, and fairlycheap, but their limited storage capacity means that the cars’ driving rangeusing electricity alone is short. Renaultand Nissan’s rivals have questioned whether this is practicable or viable.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.