Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2018
kW or DC fast charging at 50 kW. Installing traditional fixed fast-charging stations is usually a cost- and labor intensive process that requires electrical upgrades to support the connection between charging stations and the main electrical grid. Freewire products currently offer Level 2 charging at 7.5
Electric Auto Association
MAY 3, 2022
Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. We routinely drive to see our daughter in Washington, DC and have driven to Cleveland, Boston, New York and Charleston, SC without concern.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 10, 2023
Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? The German automotive sector, along with its global counterparts, is doing so by developing elektrische autos. If connected to DC, the motor simply will not rotate.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2012
Conventional automobiles of today are partly electric in their own way, with most systems in the vehicle having electrical and electronic connections for better functionality. The automotive industry moved from a 6V supply to a 12V supply more than 30 years ago—and incurred massive investments across the entire ecosystem.
Cars That Think
MARCH 18, 2022
No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 5, 2022
The license plate on that car showed that it was registered to Exelorate Enterprises LLC, the parent company of Steer EV —a DC-based monthly vehicle subscription service. However, he notes, that temporary ID can persist for days or weeks, connecting all the uploads made during that time.
Charged EVs
JULY 29, 2021
First, and perhaps most useful to drivers, is the company’s focus on charging, both AC and DC. To future-proof its DC fast charging, the Ioniq 5’s battery pack operates at 800 volts, rather than the 400 volts used for the last 20 years in both hybrids and EVs. Its onboard AC charger operates at up to 10.9 A carmaker to watch.
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