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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels.

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

Cars That Think

Some observers thought V2G could prevent the kinds of price spikes and rolling blackouts then plaguing the Golden State. The need for large-scale electrochemical energy storage as a grid-stabilizing source of demand disappeared. Grid-stabilization functions were reborn as “ancillary services.”

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Over time, these costs can stack up, especially if charging is taking place during peaking pricing hours. Networked chargers enable access controls for specific user types, and management software, such as EVmatch’s platform, allows owners to set schedules and prices for distinct user groups (e.g. guests versus the general public).

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. Looking for a better auto insurance rate?