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Tesla Lead Engineer urges Rivian to optimize R2 for existing Supercharger Network

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But while the Rivian R2 has earned praise for its price, specs, and looks, one aspect of the vehicle has raised eyebrows — its charge port location. EV advocate Chris Hilbert , who attended the R2 event, claimed in a post on X that Rivian was able to provide him an answer behind the R2’s charge port location.

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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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Covered vehicles include new buses, trucks, locomotives, ferries, tug boats, and cargo handling equipment, as well as the availability of electric vehicle charging equipment statewide. In addition, New York will replace or re-power older, high-polluting diesel-powered trucks, school buses, and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment.

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

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Managed EV charging can enable dozens of beneficial features to EV chargers such as access control, payment processing, data reports, demand response eligibility, and more. Here we break down the benefits of managed or “smart” charging to drivers, property owners, utilities, and society at large.

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ECOtality files for Chapter 11; seeking approval to sell all assets

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EV charging solutions company ECOtality, Inc. The companies have proposed to jointly administer their Chapter 11 cases under the caption In re Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation, dba ECOtality North America, Case No. 2:13-bk-16126-RJH. Earlier post.)

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

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The program is now issuing calls to participating BMW i3 drivers in the Bay Area to request the interruption of the charging of their EVs for one hour. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system. Managed charge.

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Ford puts its money where its mouth is for EVs as ICE cars take a back seat

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“In 2023 … we’ll spend more on EVs than we will on ICE,” the COO said, speaking at an event hosted by Barclays. “We’re going to rely a lot on some of the infrastructure policies and the administration’s aspiration to make this a bit more ubiquitous. The Bill has $7.5 What do you think?

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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From Elon Musk’s Master Plan Part 3, details on the company’s third-generation platform, and discussions on how Tesla could each extreme scale, Investor Day promises to be an event that is one for the books. In past comments, the CEO noted that the “investors” Tesla is referring to in the event are pretty much all life on Earth.

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