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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

Blink Charging

But, how is AI helping with EVs in the United States of America (and other countries)? Grid Management. In addition to charging station deployment, AI is also being used for electricity grid management. AI, of course, stands for artificial intelligence and you know EV as our favorite little acronym for electric vehicles.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

But for North America, it’s the big dog, the quintessential Jeep 4×4. The e-motor also provides regenerative braking to recharge the battery, and there’s an integrated 33 kW (44 hp) starter-generator as well. The e-Save button also toggles to invoke Battery Charge, which recharges the pack using engine power.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. This car was bought in or designed for america! Neutral BloodyHell @ Apr 19th 2009 9:01PM Oi!

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GM taps LG for Volt Battery

Revenge of the Electric Car

If they contract with Plug In America to consult, we’d sell a million of them:~). The Volt contract is important because the batteries are the most important element of the car and their reliability will make or break GM’s gamble to be the first company to put a plug-in — or grid-rechargeable — hybrid into the market.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Smart Grid City will use a realtime high-speed two-way communication throughout the distribution grid. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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There’s a Queue Coming for Tesla Charging, and That’s OK

Cars That Think

Further, experts say EV owners must expect to pay less to recharge than they do to fill up with unleaded, regardless of the source or speed of that electricity. For its own customers, Teslas sold in Europe have already adopted the CCS plug standard , rather than Tesla's proprietary connector found in America and elsewhere.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For the standard version, Tesla plans to use a battery that can recharge at a typical 220V outlet in about four hours. Earlier this month, researchers from MIT said they had developed a process that within three years could lead to electric car batteries able to recharge in as little as five minutes. I asked Mike Omotoso, J.D.