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BYD’s home city in China now has more supercharging plugs than gas pumps

Baua Electric

So all those cheap EVs need to be fast-charged, and what better place to expand than BYD’s home city? And these “superchargers” aren’t just DC fast chargers – they can charge EVs to 80% in just 10 minutes. So, the city has to plan carefully so as not to overburden the grid as both EVs and superchargers rapidly come online.

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

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Once electricity is generated and passes into the grid, it is typically used almost immediately. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Even a policy with cheap rates can provide some coverage in case of an emergency. Preheating your car when it’s still plugged in is highly recommended–this will use energy from the power grid instead of taking from the battery’s reserves, saving valuable energy for driving. Keep your EV Battery Charged.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Green Car Congress

This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid. Their goal is to test an innovative electrolyzer concept for the cheap production of green (CO 2 -free) hydrogen for a decarbonized future.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

Oleg: The Combined Charging System is a system that spans from single-kilowatt AC all the way to 500 kilowatts DC. Without connectivity, you cannot really integrate transportation with the power grid. I and my team were part of the industries that created power-line communication technology. It’s a must.