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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. If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced.

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Tesla service waits, 350-kw Supercharger, cheap renewable energy: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, waits at Tesla service centers get longer, Elon Musk teases a more powerful Tesla Supercharger DC fast-charging station, and new analysis claims some forms of renewable energy are now the cheapest unsubsidized sources of electricity in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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SETEC POWER provides the perfect solution for mobile EV charging

Setec Powerr

SETEC POWER mobile charging system. SETEC POWER has released a new mobile charging system with a built-in battery pack. SETEC Power mobile charging system can be installed on trailers or minivans and provide emergency charging services for electric vehicles anywhere. These are the advantages.

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

Green Car Congress

The EV is driven by an electric motor integrated in the front engine compartment with a maximum power output of 85 kW (115 PS, 112 hp) and a continuous power output of 50 kW (69 PS, 67 hp), with 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) torque, powered by a 26.5 Power output and top speed are dependent upon the selection of driving profile (below).

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New smelting reduction process to recover Co, Ni, Mn, and Li simultaneously from Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

A paper on their work is published in the Journal of Power Sources. Xianfeng Hu, Elsayed Mousa, Yang Tian, Guozhu Ye (2020) “Recovery of Co, Ni, Mn, and Li from Li-ion batteries by smelting reduction - Part I: A laboratory-scale study,” Journal of Power Sources doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228936. —Hu et al. 2020.228936.

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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. As Electrek reported in April , BYD received direct government subsidies of “at least” $3.7

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How to Save When Building an EV Charging Station

Setec Powerr

Site Power – The first thing to consider when choosing a charging site is power. DC fast charging requires a lot of power, so you’ll need a licensed electrician to confirm if the existing grid connection is suitable. The post How to Save When Building an EV Charging Station appeared first on SETEC POWER.