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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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BEV owners in particular use their app at least 68% of the time, primarily to monitor the charging process and to view their vehicle’s available range. Smartphone charging becomes most deteriorated problem: Across all 223 problems measured in the study, wireless charging pad not working properly has increased by a sizable 1.1

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Tesla reportedly announcing Giga Mexico next week

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Further, it may grant Tesla better access to the car market of Mexico, which, while not nearly the size of the United States, is a sizable market poised for electrification. Finally, it could give Tesla the ability to deliver vehicles to underserved markets south of Mexico, including in Central America and South America.

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The EV Battery Wish List

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All this could grant the ultimate, elusive wish for EV makers: Price parity with internal-combustion automobiles. That still leaves another blind spot: Charging infrastructure. Tesla’s dominant Superchargers aside, many experts cite a patchwork, notoriously unreliable charging network as a leading roadblock to mainstream EV adoption.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

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AMPECO ’s software can control charging stations from different vendors, provide a custom-branded app to EV drivers, and handle subscriptions, revenue sharing, load management, diagnostics, reporting and more. As EV adoption spreads, an ecosystem of companies that provide charging management services is rapidly growing.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A – Charged EVs

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AMPECO ’s software can control charging stations from different vendors, provide a custom-branded app to EV drivers, and handle subscriptions, revenue sharing, load management, diagnostics, reporting and more. Large hardware installations need complex software to keep them running, and EV charging infrastructure projects are no exception.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. US Environmental Protection Agency Grants Testing Waiver. In February, 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie, Inc. Earlier GCC post.]