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Why Sensors Are Key IoT Cybersecurity

Cars That Think

Sensors enabled by the Internet of Things are network-connected smart devices that collect and transmit real-time data about their environment. The sensors are being used in new ways to maximize the capabilities of network-connected systems and infrastructure. The data they provide lets people make better-informed decisions.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Drivers in the Great Plains region, by contrast, will find charging opportunities sparse, and certainly too thinly distributed to support the typical mile range of an electric vehicle. EV Connect conforms to the stringent standards set by the U.S. Companies like EV Connect continue to drive the industry forward with charging solutions.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

Green Car Congress

Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. Automakers will want to tap into connectivity to offer information and entertainment services.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

These homeowners generate their electricity and many of them put energy back into the grid, and they’ve still had to pay these ridiculous charges,” said MAEAA President Al Pugsley. Sure, if you have a Tesla with a 300-mile range and you’re using the highways, it’s a different story.” For hybrids, there’s a $50 charge.” “If

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. By 2050, as many as 1 million circuit miles of new transmission lines may be needed, with some 140,000 miles required just for the replacement of existing aging transmission lines.

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Updated Volkswagen Passat to offer upgraded PHEV version; partially automated driving at cruising speed

Green Car Congress

Among the technical updates are an upgrade to the plug-in hybrid system in the Passat GTE that extends the all-electric range to to up to around 55 km (34 miles) in the WLTP cycle (approximately 70 km (43.5 miles) in NEDC) and the introduction of features from the IQ.DRIVE suite of developing autonomous driving technologies.

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

Charged EVs

It’s fairly well known by now that EVs cost far less per mile to drive than their closest ICE counterparts, and the main reason is simply that the EV drivetrain is far more efficient at converting its stored form of energy into motion. To summarize, while charging, current flows through various wires, cables, and connectors from the grid ?

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