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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. In comparison, the state’s goal is to achieve this amount by 2050. The answer is a nuanced “perhaps.” trillion in capital, operations, and maintenance costs by 2035. million miles of power lines.

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Fraunhofer IAF develops first monolithically integrated GaN half bridge for voltage converters for e-mobility

Green Car Congress

In power electronics components, this is the standard volt class for grid-connected electrical devices, ranging from tablets and washing machines to e-bikes and electric cars. For example, the switching frequency can be improved by a factor of around 10 in comparison with conventional voltage converters.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Only PHEVs and battery EVs get cleaner as they get older - because the electric grid gets cleaner every decade.

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