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Lucid Motors says Lucid Air to be the fastest charging EV yet; 900V+ architecture, up to 20 miles/minute charging

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The Lucid Air charging capabilities will include: DC fast charging at up to 20 miles per minute, with a peak charging rate of more than 300kW. By teaming with Electrify America, Lucid Air owners who take US delivery will be offered three years of complimentary charging at speeds faster than any other production car available today.

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AMPLY Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions collaborate on bus fleet electrification and solar-powered overhead charging

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PIDE Canopy Mount connecting to BYD bus. AMPLY simplifies the transition to EVs for fleets by assuming end-to-end responsibility for all vehicle charging needs, from cloud-based system design to installing local site controllers. The PIDE Mount and overhead charging solar canopy are available today.

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What is V2H?

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An appropriate energy metering system A way to disconnect the home breaker panel from the electrical grid, a process called “islanding,” when the home is receiving power from the EV A connection between the bi-directional charger and the home’s entry panel, which requires installation by a licensed electrician Will V2H degrade the EV battery?

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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Perfect for a first-mile-last-mile connection, the user either pays for rental time or distance traveled, whichever is less expensive. To support powering the fleets, Electrify America will also install charging stations with ultra-fast chargers to power each service. mile “Home Zone.” EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid. In just a few years, every new EV, on both the consumer and commercial sides, is likely to be bi.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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One of these components is the inverter, which changes direct current (DC) from the car’s batteries into alternating current (AC) to power its drive motor (Figure 1). The inverter’s ability to provide a smooth flow of current depends on its integral DC link capacitor (Figure 2). If connected to DC, the motor simply will not rotate.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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By comparison, NOx emissions in Travis county from motor vehicles totaled approximately 30,000 tons per year in 1996 -- the last year for which complete data was available. (1, Install a Mr. Fusion on the back of the cars and everyone starts driving reeeeeal slow and careful. Merely connecting the cable has to do the work.