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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A group of EV owners can create a grid cloud, with not yet available smart chargers, the grid cloud works as a virtual powerplant. just the smart chargers and a website for the internal communication is enough, to minimize battery cost of ownership. These smart plugs are already avalaible from Plugwise, by the way.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

For instance, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that one auto dealer just outside the city specializing in used EVs actively discourages renters from buying them unless they have access to at-home chargers because of the unreliability of public chargers. And if they make an EV purchase, they often regret it.