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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

Green Car Congress

For the vehicle application, Hohm will help owners determine when and how to most efficiently and affordably recharge battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. We’re not ready to announce a vehicle solution yet.

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

We would make the following additional points: E-mobility, by definition, depends on affordable and reliable renewable electricity. Electricity Distribution Businesses (EDBs) are facing significant demands for new connections because of decarbonisation. EV smart charging could save the New Zealand economy close to $3 billion by 2035.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 1

Driivz

Estimates call for 22 million EVs on U.S. Across countries, EVs are typically projected to reach 30% of overall vehicle sales by 2030. . EV adoption will accelerate when there is greater choice in affordable vehicles. Some manufacturers are pledging to produce only EVs by 2030.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

One was affordability. 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. has no EV chargers in its five-story indoor parking garage. Even as used EV prices decline, the vast majority are still out of most renters’ budgets.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

Cars That Think

When used as the catalyst to fundamentally transform an economy in a decade like the Biden Administration desires, EVs profoundly change both concurrently, affecting society on the scale of a magnitude 8.3 If California cannot afford it, can the other 17 states that have pledged to follow California’s EV lead afford it, either?