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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

Green Car Congress

The transistors will scale to high voltage while offering up to 10 times lower losses compared to commercial silicon-based transistors available today. The Ohio State University, GaN MOCVD Growth on Native Substrates for High Voltage (15-20 kV) Vertical Power Devices – $2,211,712.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Of course, everything has its drawbacks and one problem with charging at home is that it is not an option available for some city dwellers. Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse.