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Air Force tests all plug-in vehicle fleet in California; part of large DoD V2G project

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A fleet of plug-in electric vehicles sits ready to roll at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California. (US The Air Force unveiled the Department of Defense’s first non-tactical vehicle fleet composed entirely of plug-in electric vehicles at Los Angeles Air Force Base today. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging V2X'

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds. Of that, $26.5 The largest PV installation in Georgia.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

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Oleg Logvinov, co-founder, President and CEO of charging technology startup IoTecha, was chosen as the new President of CharIN North America. Charged : So, CharIN North America is a new subdivision of the organization? So CharIN has been a host of testing events, testing festivals that have gone around the world now for many years.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

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A charging hub for heavy-duty vehicles requires a tremendous amount of power, and local utilities can take years to install new electrical service. Getting local utilities to provide new service can take years. I started bringing these vehicles to fleets in New York, New Jersey and California.

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The EV Transition Explained: Charger Infrastructure

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Level 1, 2, and 3 Chargers Level 1 (L1) chargers plug directly into a standard residential 120V AC outlet and supply an average of 1.3 An empty battery electric vehicle (BEV) battery may take up to 40-50 hours to charge the US Department of Transportation says , and a plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) 5-6 hours.

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There’s a Queue Coming for Tesla Charging, and That’s OK

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Yet Tesla's proprietary Supercharger network was designed exclusively for Tesla owners, not the people who buy electric Fords, Volkswagens, et al. Yet Tesla's proprietary Supercharger network was designed exclusively for Tesla owners, not the people who buy electric Fords, Volkswagens, et al.

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