2020 Battery EV Smart Smart Charger 
Cars That Think
JUNE 20, 2023
When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Even without a son soon to be entering college, the premium prices of EVs were a turnoff. The other challenge was where to charge the EV. One was affordability.
Drive Electric
MAY 16, 2023
With accelerating rates of electrification, modelling from Transpower in 2020 anticipated electricity demand will increase by 20% by 2030 and 68% by 2050.6 Smart charging will help make the most of New Zealand’s existing electricity infrastructure and avoid unnecessary capital investment, by helping manage peak demand.
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