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How Government Incentives Help Convenience Stores Install Electric Vehicle Chargers

Blink Charging

The United States Interstate Highway System is often referred to as the “greatest public works project in American history.” And this is where truck stops and roadside convenience stores come into play. What are the best EV chargers to install at a truck stop or roadside convenience store?

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Lucid Lowers Production Targets After Disappointing Q1

The Truth About Cars

But Lucid managed to release cars that even I would have considered buying if money were less of a concern. I rarely hear individuals who aren’t obsessed with cars reference any EV that’s not made by Tesla. Granted, you do have to pay more to get into the trims offering bigger batteries. billion in liquidity.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

Power 2013 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study data on customer satisfaction with new car dealerships and Tesla stores. New retail approaches, including new methods for building dealer competence, could improve the PEV buying experience. They also analyzed national and state-level J.D. A dealer’s primary interest is to close a sale.

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

I would much rather buy a new product that can be evolved and iterated based on customer feedback than one that feels frozen in time. Cars that put a smile on your face just going to the grocery store! Granted, “vague” and “possibilities” are operative words here. already feels impossible. Miata Standard Units.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

The ISO 15118-20 standard enables bidirectional communication between the charging station and the vehicle, and with OCPP 2.0.1 , permission is granted to go through the DC port. Charged : Does the bill refer to both of those options or does it leave it open? It’s purely a software upgrade, and standardization is already in place.

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A Bold New Plan for Preserving Online Privacy and Security

Cars That Think

Whether we like it or not, we all use the cloud to communicate and to store and process our data. For Google to show you your work emails, it has to store many copies across many servers. Even if they’re stored in encrypted form, Google must decrypt them to display your inbox on a webpage. Here’s the gist.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

The Energy Commission approved $18,690,000 in grants for projects that will expand the state’s fueling infrastructure for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Smart-grid enabled charging refers to a system in which computerized controls manage charging to ensure optimal electric power grid function.