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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Tips for Electric Cars To Navigate the Cold Stuff. Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, but they can pose some challenges in the winter. Keep an Emergency Kit in your Electric Vehicle. Electric vehicles offer many benefits: they reduce our dependence on oil, eliminate tailpipe emissions and help to save money.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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Why One LEAF-Driving Cop Can't Drive Straight Home After Work Anymore

Plugs and Cars

After a while driving electric became it’s own reward. Bill lives a good 60 miles from San Francisco, so he needs to get some juice to make his trip home after work. Chances are he hadn’t read the Plug In Electric Vehicle Collaborative report which documents workplaces where Level 1 meets employees’ needs reliably and cheaply.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

So if you find yourself by Pier 27 in a J1772 compliant or 120 volt-capable electric vehicle and are a Coulomb member or have one of MC's fancy new cards, two spaces with charge stations are available for the parking fee plus an as yet undetermined fee for the electricity. ChargePoint America is looking for hosts for charge stations.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) home wall units are priced at between about $1000 and $2500. If a complete overnight charge is the goal, 120V will still suffice for a Volt, but a 240V EVSE will be essential for most who buy an all-electric car. They’ve kept my LEAF juiced, after all. Plus installation.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

EV Central

Demand for these rapid electric GTs is off the charts, so car folk look at you wondering how many brown envelopes were handed over so you could jump the queue. Striking thing, this electric SUV-cum-wagon. Where’s my electric control? “It’s not warm and fuzzy, more a hard, electric future,” I’m told.

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