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Ford gives all EV buyers a free charging station and installation—it seems to sell more cars

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To address these challenges, last year Ford launched its Ford Power Promise, a marketing and support package to ease EV-curious shoppers (intenders) over the hump to buying and driving an electric vehicle. That makes installation of a Level 2 home charging station possible, although the details of each installation will vary considerably.

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Paired Power’s EV chargers let customers mix and match solar, storage and grid power

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Build your own microgrid in a few days: Q&A with Paired Power CEO Tom McCalmont As fleet operators know (or soon find out), deploying EV charging infrastructure involves much more than buying some chargers and running some conduit. We actually have a bunch of PairTrees being installed this summer. We’re talking to cities.

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Porsche is already selling lots more electric Macans than gas ones

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Europe Accelerates EV Adoption with Policy Updates

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UK Removes Red Tape for EV Charging Installations The U.K. government recently announced it would remove the need for businesses or individual drivers to submit planning applications for the installation of individual driver sockets. Expanding public charging infrastructure is an important means of achieving increased EV adoption.

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Personal: My Ongoing EV Adventure

Clean Fleet Report

I installed a ChargePoint Level 2 charger in my garage, so I no longer needed public chargers. Bolty was mine on a three-year lease, and when it came to an end, I considered buying him, but the monthly cost was too high, so I grudgingly turned him in. My Bolt EV was a huge improvement over the Fiat in every way. feet of cargo capacity.

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2027 Slate Truck Previewed: Both Inspired And Inane

The Truth About Cars

But it's not yet clear if the company has come up with a brilliant new automotive ethos or is just trying to sell you a bunch of stuff by not installing it during assembly. Even though one would similarly expect it to be a deal-breaker for others, those people probably wouldn't buy something like the Slate Truck to begin with.

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Opinion: Software-Defined Vehicles Will Be Awful

The Truth About Cars

For consumers, software-defined vehicles mean more ways to customize interior screens to their tastes and perhaps unlock mechanical features that have already been installed to the vehicle. Buying a washing machine or refrigerator that’s permanently connected to the internet was a short-lived novelty that presumably garnered some sales.