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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. I’m the unofficial guy keeping tabs on what happens legislatively in Kansas,” said Schwanke, noting that he has testified at hearings way more times than he can remember.

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Stuff We Use: What’s the Best Battery Booster Pack?

The Truth About Cars

. & If you take nothing else away from this post, it should be that old-school battery packs of this sort show up in two types: One that turns on via a dedicated on/off switch and one that rouses from its slumber by detecting a trickle of charge from the battery to which it is connected.

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Select the Right EV Charging Management Partner for your NEVI Program Project

Driivz

connect securely with a charging network, and can receive and implement software updates. Powered by Driivz for rapid expansion, Francis Energy has successfully secured NEVI grants to build charging stations along highway corridors in Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Ohio, and Alabama. Chargers conform to OCPP 2.0.1,

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Review: Cyrusher Ripple electric snowboard actually works! (mostly)

Baua Electric

There’s a big wire with a spring that connects the battery and the Ripple, and that’s about all the assembly required. I think the appeal of this is for the tinkerer/hobbyist or that person who is addicted to snowboarding but lives in Kansas, where there are no hills. But all great ideas had to start somewhere.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

EV Connect

Various tax and grant programs are available in every state except Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. Let EV Connect help you look into the tax credits and incentives available to your business so you can start building your EV charging infrastructure today. These are just a few examples.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

Kansas City Power & Light. Provided full participation levels, Avista expects to install a total of 272 EVSE connection ports in approximately 200 different locations: 120 in residential homes, 50 at workplaces, and 30 in public locations, including 7 DC fast chargers to enable regional EV travel. Florida Power and Light Company.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. If batteries are not surviving the life of the vehicle, I personally find that an obscene position to be in as we drive forward with our environmentally-focused revolution. Charged : Tell me about your Kansas City International Airport project.