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Amenities Are Key To EV Charging At Convenience Stores

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One thing we’ve written about a lot here at CleanTechnica is the future of convenience stores in the EV transition. continued] The post Amenities Are Key To EV Charging At Convenience Stores appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Wallbox and Kia America partner on bidirectional EV charging; Quasar 2 and EV9

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Wallbox is working with Kia America to bring bidirectional charging to Kia’s EV9 customers. Wallbox expects Quasar 2 to be the first EV charger allowing bidirectional charging with the Kia EV9. Across the US, unforeseen power outages cost the US economy $150 billion annually. Quasar 2 is a next-generation 11.5

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Tesla is opening a flagship store in Thailand: report

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Tesla is set to open a flagship store in Bangkok, Thailand, as early as June. The five-floor facility, which includes a showroom, a service center, a parts warehouse, and fast-charging stations, will be located in a mall in eastern Bangkok. The opening of a Tesla flagship store bodes well for the Thai electric vehicle market.

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EV charging network builder Volta announces $125M in Series D funding

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Volta, a builder of commerce-centric electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, announced an oversubscribed Series D financing of $125 million. Volta builds and operates an EV charging network with the highest utilization in the United States.

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Tesla stores, plug-in Jeeps, EPA fuel-economy, Colorado charging: Today's Car News

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Tesla reversed its decision to go online only, and is keeping many stores open. An annual EPA report shows rising fuel-economy standards are working—just as the EPA plans to gut them. And a new program aims to get Colorado ready for smart charging, ahead of a potential roll-out of a.

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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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However, they note, a clean US hydrogen economy will require a comprehensive strategy and a 10-year plan. The Hydrogen Earthshot is necessary to create a hydrogen economy, but it is not sufficient. An H 2 economy already exists, but it involves lots of greenhouse gas emissions. A clean H 2 economy does not exist today.

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New Volkswagen Passat Variant features new PHEV drives; fast charging up to 50 kW, 100 km range

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Thanks to the significant economies of scale of the MQB evo, Volkswagen has again democratised numerous high-tech developments and made them available for hundreds of thousands of drivers. The Passat Variant eHybrid can even be charged with up to 50 kW at DC fast charging stations.

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