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Wallbox’s Pulsar Plus home EV chargers now available for purchase at NAPA Auto Parts

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NAPA Auto Parts stores will be an authorized dealer of Pulsar Plus, Wallbox’s award-winning smart home EV charger, online and in-store at more than 6,000 locations across the United States and Canada. Pulsar Plus is available for purchase in select retail locations as of mid-February 2022.

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How To Find EV Charging Stations With the EV Connect Driver

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Electric vehicle chargers are not spread evenly throughout the United States. Given that the United States also has an astonishingly low population density , it becomes obvious why the availability of EV charging stations is such a “key concern” for potential electric drivers. It isn’t specialized. Let’s take a look.

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Second-generation Kia Niro debuts in hybrid, PHEV and EV variants

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The 2023 Niro will launch in the United States with three electrified powertrains: hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and all-electric (EV). When it is connected to a Level 2 charger, the Niro PHEV can refill its 11.1-kWh The all-new Kia Niro CUV made its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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With a connected digital solution available both in-car and on mobile devices, Polestar is setting up strategic collaborations to give Polestar 2 owners easy and hassle-free access to the world’s largest public charging networks. dB compared to a traditional chassis. Pre-ordering is open.

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UCI-led study finds crowd-sourced crash alerts beat corresponding Highway Patrol reported crashes

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The ability to use crowdsourced user-generated traffic data has several immediate clinical implications for treatment and mortality rates among motor vehicle crash victims as well as for improving efficiency around emergency department operations in the United States. The potential is game-changing. —Bharath Chakravarthy.

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An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps

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Even as Google and Meta set their sights on building entirely new lines that will drastically boost the continent’s capacity, those lines hug well-trodden, predictable routes. There is one effort that hopes to do what Google and Meta won’t—SAEx, or the Southern Oceans Network. But it’s been slow to come. That meant ramping up plans.

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Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi now available at Verizon Wireless

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Together with Verizon Wireless, Delphi Automotive released its Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi product that provides a car-to-cloud/cloud-to-car connectivity service. The product uses a diagnostics module that plugs into the OBD II port, and works in most vehicles sold in the United States from 1996 onward.

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