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How To Reduce EV Charging Station Costs

EV Connect

Unfortunately, many assume the costs of installing and maintaining EV stations would make them unviable for their business. Largely, these are grouped into two categories: incentives that help refund or pay for installation and maintenance , or cost-reduction programs that knock down the charges before they even hit your bank.

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PJM/Better Place study finds unmanaged charging of 1M electric cars could add $750M in annual wholesale energy costs; need for CNO-managed smart charging

Green Car Congress

The study considered a distribution of 1 million EVs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area and modeled the impact of charging the EV batteries in three scenarios: unmanaged charging; consumer-price-incentivized charging; and managed charging via a Central Network Operator (CNO). the TOU electricity prices. Schneider et al.

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DOE awards $17M to FY 2014 SBIR Phase II projects; includes Si/graphene anodes, motor windings, exhaust treatments

Green Car Congress

In order to increase fuel economy and lower emissions in vehicles through the use of better performing vehicle lubricants, Pixelligent Technologies LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, will develop an advanced lubricant package with high quality nanocrystal additives. Composite Coatings for Low-Cost Motor Windings in Electric Vehicles.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

Teslarati

Rivian’s electric Amazon Delivery Van starts deliveries in San Francisco as testing continues. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Finally, deliveries in production models of the Rivian EDV are set to expand to over 100 cities in the U.S.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Meanwhile, the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in car sharing services could be one way for automakers to promote this technology that is still struggling for traction in the marketplace. The current iteration of the company features a variety of electric and ICE Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mini and other brands of cars.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 to 35 miles or more.

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Hyperloop: An Engineering Marvel or An Elite Day Dream

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We already discussed the cost of building a hyperloop but haven’t discussed the price we have to pay. Hyperloop: How Much Do The Tickets Cost? Musk claimed in his Hyperloop Alpha paper that his LA-San Francisco route could be built for one-tenth the cost of a high-speed rail option. ” Now the real question.

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