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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

On Europcar’s French website it lists its electric fleet. Buzz on the Avis fleet. Battling a non-compliant DC charger somewhere in rural France This means any public charger I want to use, I’ll need to register with each individual company. All of this wastes time. Then it refuses to DC charge.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Aerovironment, one of the leading makers off fast charging systems, offers a version of their PossiCharge fast charging system that delivers 600amps DC, the same amount of current as the maximum available to three single family homes. If we look at a 120V system then we can push 120 * 600 = 72000 or 72KWHrs for a one hour charge.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We should have built more Nuclear power plants and created a nuclear waste recycling program. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Commendation, absolutely, but GM needs to make sure their company continues on to make sure that money doesnt just go to waste.

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