Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Policy runs up against engineering reality The situation in Palo Alto is not unique. Xcel president Chris Clark told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that four or five families buying EVs noticeably affects the transformer load in a neighborhood, with a family buying an EV “adding another half of their house.”

Grid 115

Grid United States Charging Gas-Electric 115

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities. Minneapolis-St.

Emissions 256

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., There were two Level 2 charging stations about six blocks away in a grocery store parking lot, but that was not a convenient or reliable option. And where they do exist, the ports are often at luxury apartments, which is true in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis 82

Minneapolis Installation Charging Building 82