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Raejean & Tessie’s photographic EV road trip

Electric Auto Association

She has agreed to countless Electric Auto Association (EAA) outreach displays, including an event in San Diego’s Balboa Park where she allowed dozens of potential electric vehicle (EV) buyers to hop into her. The juice there was so sweet and quick. This when she was only a few weeks old! Thank you, Elon! Snake River Gorge, Idaho.

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

The charging stations that were installed were quite simple in design and operation, and did not connect to a Wi-Fi or cellular network. These types of chargers are connected to the internet via Wi-Fi or cellular connections. Whenever the grid usage is at its peak, the utility notifies the customer of a demand response event.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on. Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power. One of the first uses of bidirectional charging followed the Great East Japan T?hoku Not so independent.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

I witnessed how easy it would be to completely run out of charge (leaving you stranded), which eats into precious holiday fun time, or could even have you missing booked events and flights. An AC charger close by hasn’t been connected yet. DC charger isn’t connected. It can’t establish a connection.

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More SF Bay Area Charge Stations.some work

Plugs and Cars

Furious phone calls during the event couldn'tget the machine to allow the juice to flow after waving the Coulomb Card. A grand opening ceremony attended by the mayor saw many EVs, although only one could charge at a time, as one unit here didn't work either.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

Cars That Think

We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): It's been a hectic couple of days, so here are some retired industrial robots quietly drawing lines in sand.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

Cars That Think

We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): It's been a hectic couple of days, so here are some retired industrial robots quietly drawing lines in sand.