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Flexible controls could boost EV charging station reliability

Baua Electric

EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations. While charge rates are important, reliability and simply being able to get a charge, ultimately, are perhaps more important points that some charging networks seem to have glossed over in the process.

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Domino’s launches 800 Chevrolet Bolt EV fleet for pizza delivery

Teslarati

After testing autonomous vehicles for deliveries in 2015, which is still under development, Domino’s is pushing to “lead the charge in the future of pizza delivery,” CEO Russel Weiner said. ” Domino’s primary motivation for switching to a partial EV fleet is maintenance and fuel costs. .

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News: 2022 General Motors EV Live

Clean Fleet Report

These EV specialists will discuss EV charging, driving range, cost of charging, maintenance expectations and all other aspects of owning an electric vehicle. Whether you’re curious or skeptical, an experienced owner or brand new to EVs, the experts at EV Live are here to help.”. How It Works.

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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

Green Car Congress

4-cylinder engine; charging capability remains the same, as does the electric range. a Cincinnati-based company, was announced by Carlton Rose, UPS Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering president at the annual Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

AeroVironment had encouraged its engineers to take creative initiative in developing the Impact, but GM tightly managed efforts to translate the idiosyncratic car into a production prototype, which rankled Cocconi and Rippel. At the turn of the millennium, nearly 20 percent of the state’s generating capacity was idled for maintenance.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

Green Car Congress

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM GM plans to handle module and pack assembly itself, earlier post.) As the technology gets fixed, the anode is more of an issue related to fast charge. Prabhakar Patil.

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Chevy Volt Delivers Novel Two-Motor, Four-Mode Extended Range Electric Drive System; Seamless Driver Experience Plus Efficiency

Green Car Congress

During the serial media launch events for the Chevrolet Volt, GM provided more detail (subsequent to the completion of related patent work) on the novel drive architecture applied in their first extended range electric vehicle to enhance the efficiency of both the battery electric and extended-range driving modes. Click to enlarge.