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Shell acquisition of charging network Greenlots points to juice as the new gas

Green Car Reports

Electric cars are getting the attention of oil companies. Greenlots includes more than 350 mainly DC fast charge stations across the U.S., On Wednesday, one of the largest fast-charging networks in the U.S., the kind.

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5 Electric Car Checks for a Hassle-Free Holiday

Clean Fleet Report

5 Electric Car Checks for a Hassle-Free Holiday. Nothing can ruin a vacation faster than a malfunctioning electric car, and ignoring repair red flags can even be dangerous. Nothing can ruin a vacation faster than a malfunctioning electric car, and ignoring repair red flags can even be dangerous.

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First mobile fast-charging service for electric vehicles in Singapore

Setec Powerr

It aims to make life easier for electric car owners by giving them access to better charging services. Unless one has a dedicated wall box at home, getting an electric vehicle (EV) juiced up is pretty much left to utilizing chargers in the public domain. Aside from CCS2 charging, the P.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

That SuperBike topped every internal combustion engine motorcycle en route to a Pikes Peak International Hill Climb win in 2013, on the Colorado gantlet that’s among the world’s highest-profile tech challenges for cars and motorcycles alike. When it’s time to stop, the Strike can absorb Level 3 juice at up to 120 kilowatts.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Those exact words came from my wife’s mouth when I suggested we rent an electric car for a week’s family holiday in France. A shitty obscure Chinese electric car. Rent a petrol or diesel car for your holidays. In many places, electric cars are cheaper to rent than equivalent petrol cars.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. That meant looking for a decent public DC charging station in a nearby town. It was almost an hour before the inconsiderate owner returned to retrieve his fully charged car, but at least he was apologetic. The highest I experienced was 218 kW.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity.

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