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What is a solid-state battery?

EV Central

It’s a battery with no runny stuff inside. This tech will lead to better EV batteries, for reasons we’ll get to in a moment. Solid-state batteries being developed for automotive applications use lithium-based chemistries, just like the batteries in EVs you can buy today. READ MORE: Do EV batteries wear out?

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OpenADR: A Bridge Between EV Fleets and the Grid

EV Connect

The OpenADR Alliance defines OpenADR as a system “to automate and simplify DR and DER for the power industry with dynamic price and reliability signals that allow end users to modify their usage patterns to save money and optimize energy efficiency, while enhancing the effectiveness of power delivery across the Smart Grid.” What Is OpenADR?

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

So what about the lithium used in EV batteries? Besides being a key ingredient in batteries, Lithium is also ingested as a medicine for bipolar disorder. The more you look into it, the argument that battery production is somehow as bad as the cycle of fossil fuels is ridiculous. So what about the batteries?

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Ford officially launches Tesla Supercharger access, free adapter now available to order

Baua Electric

Ford retail EV customers are the first in the industry to have the opportunity to order the Fast Charging Adapter (NACS), and can reserve by visiting Ford.com/FastChargingAdapter. From there you will get a confirmation screen with helpful information on a forthcoming automated over-the-air software update and a link to our FAQ Hub.

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CalCars' PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV). Two EDrive/EnergyCS prototypes: (100+ mpg plus electricity, 30-mile range, with lithium-ion batteries. Were making PRIUS+ happen.

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Inside the Volkswagen MEB ID.3 battery pack details

Baua Electric

VW Battery VW ID.3 4 offers a three battery size choice, however this choice is not in the hand in the hand of customer as it is directly fitted inside the car, so technically what you choose is not the model of the car but its battery size. 3 battery pack and ID.4 3 battery pack and ID.4 3 battery Id.3

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Inside the Volkswagen MEB ID.3 battery pack details

Baua Electric

VW Battery VW ID.3 4 offers a three battery size choice, however this choice is not in the hand in the hand of customer as it is directly fitted inside the car, so technically what you choose is not the model of the car but its battery size. 3 battery pack and ID.4 3 battery pack and ID.4 3 battery Id.3