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In a milestone, the US exceeds 5 million solar installations

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Photo by RAZE Solar on Unsplash The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. Solar arrays have been installed on homes and businesses and as utility-scale solar farms.

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IHS Automotive forecasts number of DC fast-charging stations to reach almost 200,000 worldwide by 2020; 100x

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IHS Automotive forecasts that the cumulative number of fast-charging stations installed worldwide will expand by a factor of more than 100 times from 2012 to 2020. But no matter which solution is used, DC-based fast charging is critical to promoting consumer approval and interest in EVs, IHS Automotive concludes.

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Why Hotels Should Install Electric Vehicle Chargers for the Holidays

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The auto organization forecasted that over 49 million Americans would hit the road for Thanksgiving 2023, an increase of 2.3% As for the year-end holiday travel , AAA forecasts that “115.2 million electric vehicles on the road in the US, and sales forecasted to reach 2.5 What Chargers Should You Install at a Hotel or Motel?

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Volkswagen Group Canada forms Electrify Canada to install network of ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers

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Volkswagen Group Canada has formed Electrify Canada, a new company that will build an ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) direct current (DC) charging network across Canada. Each charging site will have four chargers on average and use the non-proprietary DC fast charging technologies (CCS and CHAdeMO).

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IDTechEx: Nio spearheading battery swapping expansion beyond China

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However, IDTechEx believes that Europe will remain a charging-dominant region with a focus on DC fast charging deployment, and the number of swapping stations will remain small. This is perhaps why many swap stations have conventional cable-based conductive charging units installed in close proximity.

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IHS Automotive forecasts global production of plug-in vehicles to rise by 67% this year

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Global electric vehicle production forecast for 2014. The global installed base of EV charging stations is set to reach more than 1.1 This year will see the worldwide rollout of public “trio” chargers that comply with the AC-Type 2 Mode 3, DC-CHAdeMO and DC-CCS standards. Source: IHS Automotive. Click to enlarge.

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DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers

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million for a program to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying direct-current (DC) fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI). With integrated energy management and charge control software, the EVCI solution will also help avoid peak energy costs by accurately forecasting and managing electrical demand.

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