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Ford F-150 Lightning seen in NYC sporting its massive power frunk

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Just a week after Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning in a very public unveiling event, the all-electric pickup has been spotted in New York City sporting a massive power frunk that could be used for storing impressive amounts of cargo or charging power tools.

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

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored.

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Everything You Need to Know about Autocharge

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Unlike traditional EV charging, Autocharge technology allows a driver to simply connect a charging cable to an EV to start charging — without any additional steps. Autocharge works with most (but not all) EVs that accept a Combined Charging System (CCS) connector and support CCS two-way vehicle-to-charger communications.

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5 Benefits of Installing public EV charging stations for Your Business

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With these vehicles on the road, the demand and development of public EV charging stations are bound to see significant growth, and if you’re a business owner, this will be a great opportunity. Read on to learn the top 5 benefits of installing public EV charging stations at your business or workplace.

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Tesla owner implants a chip to unlock his car and more

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The chips are used for a variety of purposes such as access control, storing data, lighting up under your skin, or storing cryptocurrencies. The company that put this together literally has its own app store where you can wirelessly install apps into your body with these chips. Credit: Brandon Dalaly. Unless you guessed $400.

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Spin Me Up, Scotty—Up Into Orbit

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To transport a kilogram of cargo, commercial air freight services typically charge about US $10; space flight reaches $10,000. Sure, you can save money by re-using the booster, as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are trying to do, but it would be so much better if you could dispense with the booster and shoot the payload straight into space.

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Electric School Buses: Are the Advantages Real?

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Advantages of electric buses include zero tailpipe emissions, the ability to store power in buses for emergency use, inexpensive electric re-fueling, and little or no regular maintenance. I had no idea what kind of ripple this would make through all of those worlds.” appeared first on Blink Charging.