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How to Answer Top EV FAQs This Season at Your Dealership

Blink Charging

Level 1 and Level 2 charging stations simply provide alternating current (AC) electricity to the vehicle’s on-board charger, which then converts AC to direct current (DC) electricity and charges the battery. In most cases, the word “charger” refers to a charging station or cable that delivers power to the vehicle.

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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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Connecticut’s home battery storage incentive jumps to up to $16k

Baua Electric

Connecticut’s home battery storage program, Energy Storage Solutions , just doubled its upfront incentive to help homeowners invest in backup power – here’s how it works. Homeowner FAQs about the program can be found here. Get started here. – ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Induction ovens with big batteries solve lots of problems

Baua Electric

But a new breed of these stoves includes huge batteries, which opens up new opportunities by only requiring a 120V outlet, offering 40-sec water boiling, backup power to other appliances like the refrigerator, and even IRA tax rebates. Why add a battery to an Induction oven? But there are some other uses.

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Tesla NACS cables are showing up on ChargePoint EV chargers

Baua Electric

ChargePoint says in its FAQ: ChargePoint Home Flex, CPF50, Express 250, and Express Plus Power Link 1000 stations can be ordered with NACS connector options. Other stations, including CP6000 and Express Plus Power Link 2000, will be available to order with NACS options soon.

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

Green Car Congress

Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 —Google FAQ on the challenge. liter unit reaches up to 17.2

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OpenADR: A Bridge Between EV Fleets and the Grid

EV Connect

As it stands, the power grid is already run-down and outdated , built for the electric loads of a century ago, not for modern life. In the case of EV fleets, this would include automatically changing the times vehicles are charged, so that they get their batteries filled during low-demand hours.

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