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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

In July, a Panamanian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship called the Fremantle Highway , which was ferrying 3,800 new cars across the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Singapore, caught fire. 498 of the vehicles in its holds were electric cars. With electric vehicles, they don’t have as much training and knowledge.”

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EV Charging Industry Protocols and Standards

Driivz

also offers the option to support plug and charge for electric vehicles supporting the ISO 15118 protocol. was featured in one of the Open Charge Alliance Webinars. The protocol can be used to communicate a real-time prediction of the local electricity grid capacity to the charge point operator. watch it here.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

Leadership as a director and officer of Electric Vehicle Association the past 3 years and through the dozens and dozens of outreach events I've done with Electric Car Insider. Terri’s Candidate Statement: I am so pleased to once again run for a national board position with the Electric Vehicle Association.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. Electric motors are generally three times more energy efficient than combustion engines.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. Youre already getting our newsletter. BYD’s forward-thinking management.

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