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Texas plans for massive $408m EV charging infrastructure expansion

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In a new plan from the Texas Department of Transportation, the state is setting aside $408 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure over the next five years. Since Tesla moved its headquarters to Texas late last year, the state has made strides in EV adoption.

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LG opens new EV charger factory in Fort Worth, Texas – Charged EVs

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Starting this spring, the plant will also assemble LG’s first Level 3 DC charger, a stand-type model with a connected Power Bank that provides fast charging up to 175 kW through CCS1 and NACS connectors. They’re designed for wall mounting, and have an optional stand.

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EVgo builds public EV charging stations faster and cheaper using prefabrication – Charged EVs

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Located at the Bay Colony Town Center in League City, Texas, this EVgo station is the first of several prefabricated stations slated to open this year. All EVgo’s prefabricated stations are expected to include 350 kW DC fast chargers. All EVgo’s prefabricated stations are expected to include 350 kW DC fast chargers.

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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. A transmission network contains webs of connections, which create a reliable, redundant power-supply system of massive scale. system fragmented into about a dozen regions with limited connectivity between them.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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AT&T named him chief scientist, and in that position he worked on developing architecture and protocols for a large-scale Internet so that customers could connect to it from their homes. before joining Texas Instruments in Dallas. He decided to focus more on research and left his position as vice president.

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QCharge seeks site hosts for heavy-duty electric truck charging stations in the Western US – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

EV charging station manufacturer QCharge is actively pursuing the development of DC fast charging stations along major commercial routes from Washington State to Houston, Texas. QCharge’s mixed-use fast charging route is strategically designed to connect high-traffic commercial routes.

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IHS: automotive semiconductor market up 10% in 2014 to $29B; hybrids, connectivity and ADAS major drivers

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IHS reported that the fastest growing segments for automotive semiconductors are hybrid-electric vehicles, telematics and connectivity and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Texas Instruments 5 7 6.4% Connected vehicles Controls and controllers Driver Assistance Systems Forecasts Hybrids Microprocessors and controls'

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