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Electrify America has opened more than 500 EV charging stations to public; more than 2,200 ultra-fast chargers

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Since opening its first site in May 2018, Electrify America has set a rapid pace for its network expansion, opening an average of nearly four stations per week. The chargers utilize the fastest technology available today—providing speeds of up to 150kW and 350kW—to help reduce the amount of time spent charging.

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Electrify America introduces Plug&Charge payment technology to its charging network

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The Plug&Charge feature is enabled by advanced vehicle-to-grid communication technology that utilizes encrypted security measures. Electrify America offers the fastest charging technology available today to provide charging speeds of up to 150 and 350 kilowatts, a breakthrough for the network that debuted in May 2018.

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Cal Energy Commission grants $2.4M for Class 8 fuel cell hybrid trucks at ports; $1.2M for PEV fleet and V2G software upgrade

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million to expand the data collection effort for the plug-in vehicle project at Los Angeles Air Force Base ( earlier post ) to assess fully the economic and technical viability of transforming military base tactical vehicles to plug-in electric drive vehicle drive vehicles participating in vehicle-to-grid services.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable. Congress passed a statute in 2018 that told the FCC to find moreā€”and specifically to consider 3.7 Up in the Air. That takes a lot of spectrum. GHz for 5G mobile data.

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