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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Sure, it’d be a gamble fraught with charging uncertainty. But Europe’s embraced EVs faster and more enthusiastically than we Aussies, so surely the charging infrastructure is more commonplace, reliable, cheaper and efficient? A stuck charging cable. Holiday days planned around EV charging. Charging is Easy!

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Managed EV charging can enable dozens of beneficial features to EV chargers such as access control, payment processing, data reports, demand response eligibility, and more. Here we break down the benefits of managed or “smart” charging to drivers, property owners, utilities, and society at large.

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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

Blink Charging

The state of Michigan, for example, is using AI to help transportation planners decide where to put EV charging stations. Over in the United Kingdom, various local governments have partnered with AI firms to help them figure out where they need to put EV charging stations to bolster EV adoption and benefit the entire community.

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The Top 7 EV Home Chargers That You Should Consider Buying

Get Electric Vehicle

Charging adapters taking power from the grid are a must-have item for everyone who owns an Electric vehicle or a hybrid. These chargers remove the inconvenience of having to wait at a public station by juicing up your car at home while you are asleep. Why do we need home charging stations ? Things to Look For.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

So we have a clutch that connects to a huge flywheel. The flywheel is downsized to give a continuum between shift of gears, else unlike a ICE engine, when you take your leg off the pedal, the motor goes zero torque when you are re-engaging gears. The Cellestial team thinks that the battery has enough juice to do 1.5

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Mumbai - Kalaburagi - Mumbai : 1200 km trip in the MG ZS EV

Plug In India

I have been on exactly one ICE (dinasour juice* consuming Internal Combustion Engine vehicles) roadtrip prior to this. Since my car was new and I had no practical data on how much my car could go on a single charge, I looked at some YouTube videos and assumed that the minimum range I could expect would be around 300kms at full charge.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

A distance of 923 km using DC fast charging infrastructure. The power was still on as the dashboard and LCD screen so the auxiliary battery was still connected. The computer of the car is connected all the time, even when you push the power off switch. We then went on to do a slow charge upto 100%.