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Sandia team develops GaN diode that is significant step toward protecting grid from EMPs

Green Car Congress

Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new gallium-nitride (GaN) diode that can shunt excess electricity within a few billionths of a second while operating at a record-breaking 6,400 volts—a significant step towards protecting the nation’s electric grid from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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New Data Shows Electric Cars Won't Be A Problem For Utilities

Green Car Reports

One of the popular criticisms of electric cars is that, as more of them roam our roads and are charged in garages at night, electrical grids will struggle and fail under the pressure.

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Tesla’s share of the home-solar market continues to slide

Green Car Reports

If you’ve seen the light with electric cars, chances are you’re at least curious about home solar. Solar can help contribute to vehicle charging, and it can help reduce the load from the electrical grid during peak charging times.

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How to choose solar EV charger?

Setec Powerr

The solar EV charger is a helpful accessory for electric car owners. I’m sure many car owners have problems charging their EVs, so it’s cool to be able to charge them at home with free and clean solar energy. This guide can help you choose the correct solar EV charger for your electric vehicle.

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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement

Setec Powerr

Today’s electric cars are like mobile phones, not only in terms of software, but also in terms of hardware. Batteries are a vital part of electric cars and mobile phones, and once they run out of power, they will make it impossible for you to move. The need for public charging stations in much of the U.S.

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When Do Electric Cars Really Charge? All At The Same Time

Green Car Reports

If you’re not an electric car driver, the chances are that how and when electric cars recharge is one of the lesser mysteries of the universe. After all, if every electric car in town charged at the same time, wouldn’t it bring down the electrical grid?