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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

He was promoting the benefits of EVs and how they compare with ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles and talking about living off the grid. One customer, Walter Crumbly, has a hotel in Costa Rica where he powers off the grid so he doesn’tt have to worry about outages.” Jack Rikard on EVTV.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

Cars That Think

Otherwise, our command-and-control portal can program a vehicle for autonomous activity, such as uploading a route [for] doing a grid survey.” Thanks to the combination of solar cells and lithium batteries, she says, “our boats can operate and travel nonstop for months, without needing refueling or external recharging.”

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

However, there are still challenges ahead, most notably with procuring the raw materials needed for battery production. IEA states that cities that started adopting EVs early may also face electricity grid congestion as electricity infrastructure catches up to the new level of electricity demand.