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Charging EV Fleets: What are the best chargers to use?

Blink Charging

The upfront costs of doing the switch at the same time will be more, but you’ll end up saving money on fuel and maintenance costs over the next several years. It’s important to note that the speed of charging depends not only on the charger you’re using, but the vehicles battery size and power input. Level 2 Chargers.

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Share 4 stories about mobile EV charging

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My car ran out of charge in the hotel parking lot, and there was no charging station nearby. I felt frustrated and stuck, but I remembered a friend telling me about the mobile EV charging app. Within a few minutes, I received a notification that an EV Mobile Charging Service van was on its way. It was so much fun!

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

The Truth About Cars

The dual electric motors (front and rear) that provide the car with all-wheel drive get their juice from a 78 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the system’s output is 402 horsepower and 486 lb-ft of torque. You can have some fun here, but I feel like the C40 could do more with a little extra effort on Volvo’s part.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

Coulomb Technologies unveiled San Francisco's first ChargePoint America charge stations yesterday in a Priority Parking lot along the Embarcadero. The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. Nissan LEAF buyers are excluded. But for whom?

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Workplace Charging 101: Level 1

Plugs and Cars

And given the range, workplace charging won’t be a big concern of Tesla S owners. As we try to rev up plug-in vehicle sales, what sort of charging infrastructure should we be focusing on? Level 2 charge stations at Walgreen’s will not get asses in EVs. Level 2 charge stations at Walgreen’s will not get asses in EVs.

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

Plugs and Cars

I wrote back in December about my unhappy experience attempting to charge my loaner LEAF at San Francisco City Hall's electric car charging stations. Parking in these Coulomb charge stations is restricted to city-owned vehicles and Car Share companies under threat of towing. There is a cost to charging.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Battery and Brakes The lithium-ion battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting by the regenerative charging system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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