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Rural EV charging incentivized in much of the US with Biden guidance

Baua Electric

The Biden administration will use a broad legal interpretation to provide tax credits to EV charging projects in a large swath of the country. FreeWire Boost Charger at convenience store According to the White House, the number of publicly available EV charging ports has grown by over 70% since President Biden took office.

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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

Green Car Congress

Stored energy drawn from the electric vehicles’ batteries will help balance the power grid during periods of highest energy demand. million households and businesses in central and western North Carolina, including Charlotte, Durham and the Triad. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 2.1

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

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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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

With a fully charged battery the Pacifica Hybrid is rated to get 32 miles driving range on pure electricity, producing zero emissions. Clean Fleet Report would like to see an EV on/off button, so the battery charge can be saved and used when needed, such as in the city where electric running is far more efficient than using gasoline.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Battery Powered Zero Emission Circulator Buses: Innovative Quick Opportunity Charge, Lithium-Ion Titanate Battery Powered Community Bus program.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. High-Power Oak Ridge Converter (ORC) for Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) Applications, $750,000. Electric Power Research Institute (Charlotte, North Carolina). Development of High-Quality, Very Large-Grained Cd(Se,Te) thin films for CdTe solar modules, $150,000. First Solar Inc.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

The other challenge was where to charge the EV. There were two Level 2 charging stations about six blocks away in a grocery store parking lot, but that was not a convenient or reliable option. Rebecca DeWhitt charges her electric vehicle in the driveway of the Portland, Ore., home she rents on 30 September 2022.