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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVs–things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

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United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm went on a four-day, 600+ mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. The distance itself between Charlotte and Memphis is not that far. There were some combustion-powered cars in the entourage as well, but zero Teslas.

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Re-charging at Ufford Park

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Ufford Park have had their very own EV charge point on the EV Driver Network for just over a year now and we were eager to hear, first hand, about what it’s been like to have a charge point at their Hotel. Let’s start at the beginning - what was it that initially enticed you to get an EV charge point installed at Ufford Park?

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Zap&Go bringing C-Ion technology to Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium as part of ?246M Faraday Battery Challenge

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The consortium seeks to deliver faster-charging, higher-power, higher-energy batteries that improve upon today’s technology. Zap&Go’s C-Ion cell is intended to combine the power density of supercapacitors and the energy density of rechargeable batteries. —Stephen Voller, CEO and founder of Zap&Go.

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Why Hotels should think about EV charging

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Trying to incorporate EV charging stations into your route can be quite a frustrating process due to the lack of hotels that actually have them. Finding a place where both you and your EV can recharge your batteries should not be this hard! When you install a public charging unit, you are put straight on the map. New clientele….

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Chrysler providing 10 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups to MBTA as part of demo project

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The PHEV Ram 1500 pickups are part of a national demonstration fleet of 140 vehicles that will be used during the next three years to evaluate customer usage, drive cycles, charging, thermal management, fuel economy, emissions and impact on the region’s electric grid. and Charlotte, N.C. Earlier post.). Albany, N.Y.,

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has two main ways the battery is charged–plugging in or through regenerative braking when slowing or stopping. There is no mystery to having a full charge and the 32 miles of all-electric driving range every morning when you get into the Pacifica. Charlotte to Orlando? New York City to Toledo?

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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

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and a leading global supplier of microporous separators used in primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium-ion batteries, recently submitted an application for grant funding under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Electric Drive Vehicle (EDV) Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000026). Earlier post.).

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