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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

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More energy-dense batteries coming in the near future aren’t just destined for fully electric vehicles. Between the lines, Nissan reportedly plans to use Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid system in its own PHEVs, while Mitsubishi will use Nissan’s EV tech—and the upcoming pickup could potentially use both.

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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc.

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

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DCFCs are capable of charging a vehicle battery in under an hour. And many drivers opt to only charge to 80% in order to take advantage of regenerative braking and other battery optimization features.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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The federal government and automakers have set new goals for electric vehicle sales, and now it’s up to the business world and EV charging companies like Blink to provide the right number of EV chargers by 2030. In fact, BEVs accounted for 3.2% of the total light-duty vehicle market in 2021!

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How to Select the Right Charging Level for Your Parking Facility

Blink Charging

Like Level 1 chargers, they feed alternating current (AC) into the vehicle’s on-board charger to convert to direct current (DC) power which can be stored in the battery. Drivers often only charge their batteries to 80% in order to take advantage of regenerative braking features.) Typically, a DCFC can charge a battery in under an hour.

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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While staff has worked with USEPA in an effort to align many of the requirements of the two programs, some elements of the proposed LEV III program are expected to remain more stringent than the federal program in order to address California’s unique air pollution problems. Regulations for MY 2018 and following.