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Octopus Electric Vehicles launches DriveFree EV leasing program in Texas – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

UK-based EV leasing company Octopus Electric Vehicles has launched its DriveFree plan in the Houston area. The program, which customers access online, includes the lease of a pre-owned EV, as well as a maintenance contract and smart home charging through Octopus Energy.

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Fact or fiction? Will smart charging save you money 

Wallbox

Fast chargers ace the speed test, charging eight times faster than your standard charger. But smart chargers don´t just walk the walk. They also talk the talk by communicating with your car, home, and electric grid and regulating energy levels into your EV. Enter smart chargers.

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myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market

My Energi

myenergi give insight into the CMA report and the EV charging market, which outlines a number of areas that need addressing to facilitate the shift to electric vehicles and ultimately, net zero carbon. Smart Charging. Smart charger installation. zappi EV Home Charging Solutions. What is the CMA report?

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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Charge when it’s cheap with myenergi and Intelligent Octopus Go

My Energi

The UK’s original smart charger just got smarter The world’s first solar-compatible smart electric vehicle charger, the zappi from myenergi, can now integrate with Octopus Energy’s Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, enabling EV drivers to minimise their home charging costs with access to six hours of low-cost energy every night.

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How To Avoid Blackouts And Surprise Energy Bills

Wallbox

If you don’t, you could get hit with high energy bills, or worse, cause a blackout. Power Boost is a dynamic load management solution that measures your home’s live energy use and automatically adjusts the charge given to your EV in harmony with your power with your local grid’s capacity. Power Boost. How does Power Boost work?

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What is Demand Response?

Driivz

Demand Response (DR), also called Demand Side Response (DSR), is an energy flexibility program that incentivizes electricity users to change their electricity consumption in response to a signal from the energy provider. Incentives for reducing energy use can take many forms. What is a Demand Response event?