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More Than 1,800 EV chargers installed under Recovery Act

Green Car Congress

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that to date, more than 1,800 electric vehicle chargers have been installed under the Recovery Act. The event marked the installation of the 500 th electric vehicle (EV) charger by Coulomb, which received a $15-million award under the Recovery Act. New York, NY; Orlando, Fla.;

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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

Green Car Congress

With Blackout Mode, users are able to use their EV battery to power their home in the event of a power outage. Users who have solar panel installations can also store excess energy in their EV during low usage periods and then harness this energy at another time, including peak periods, to reduce their reliance on the grid.

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NHTSA awards Virginia Tech Transportation Institute $1M for V2V framework project

Green Car Congress

The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. We’re trying to get ahead of the game to ensure design before connectivity proliferates the entire driving experience. Several federally funded connected-vehicle research test beds are operating throughout the United States.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

It is therefore incumbent upon everyone to understand EV chargers and the factors that affect their location and installation. Installing Level 2 chargers will build goodwill and loyalty, attract new customers, retain existing customers, increase revenue per customer, and respond to demand.

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3 Surprising Marketing Benefits of Electric Car Charging Stations

EV Connect

If recent news is any indication, more owners are realizing that installing EV charging stations can be a boon to business. Giant Food just announced it would be installing Volta charging stations at one of its grocery stores in Fairfax, Virginia. Don’t wait to offer this benefit — or your best employees may go looking elsewhere.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics Most explosively, Huawei is accused of installing backdoors in its software that could allow China to monitor data flowing through its international networks or even shut networks down in the event of a war. That's a problem for all governments connected to the network. "If So the U.S.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

If someone googled me, they’d think I was some kind of radical environmentalist.” Connecting with the like-minded Before the pandemic, Schwanke traveled the 150 mile round trip to Kansas City the second Sunday of every month for the MAEAA meetings in a public library in Overland Park, Kansas. We pass out brochures and talk about EVs.”

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