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Re-charging at Ufford Park

EV Driver

Ufford Park have had their very own EV charge point on the EV Driver Network for just over a year now and we were eager to hear, first hand, about what it’s been like to have a charge point at their Hotel. Let’s start at the beginning - what was it that initially enticed you to get an EV charge point installed at Ufford Park?

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J.D. Power highlights need to improve Level 2 EV chargers

Teslarati

Power’s electric vehicle charging satisfaction surveys have highlighted a particular trend in the market — while public electric vehicle chargers are becoming more reliable, the availability of Level 2 EV chargers is getting worse. Power’s survey, 18% of public charging attempts were unsuccessful in Q4 2023. As per J.D.

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Tesla police fleet is saving taxpayers $80k per year on fuel costs: report

Teslarati

But this benefits our taxpayers in the sense that we’re saving money and we’re being fiscally responsible with their money,” Doyle stated. In comparison, the 13 Teslas that the police department operates cost about $600 per month to charge. “It’s It’s working, it saves a lot of money,” Bertram noted.

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Ford cutting F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds

Teslarati

Right now, we’re looking at 55,000 units they’re gonna build. There are some things out there that’s causing this — distance on (battery) charges, new technology that’s being brought about overseas, that technology being implemented over there already in certain design models,” Dunn said.

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H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

Green Car Congress

In a pioneering move, both companies have therefore agreed to have 40% of the pre-consumer steel scrap of the volumes returned to H2 Green Steel's electric arc furnaces for re-cycling. According to H2 Green Steel’s definition of green steel, actual CO 2 reductions and improving circularity are both key.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted in the wild with rooftop sensor suite

Teslarati

.” Considering the presence of sensors that were sighted in the Cybertruck’s roof, it would appear that Tesla is definitely working on the all-electric pickup truck’s driver-assist features. Today, while charging my CyberTruck, I saw the Tesla's CyberTruck test model.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

EV Central

The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW. The cheaper FWD model has everything you actually need – unless you’re the type to push a giraffe into a pool. SCORE: 3.7/5

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