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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

It sounds like a utopian dream: rows of electric vehicles staying cool and charging away beneath solar panels while their owners shop, dine and conduct business. The right changes to infrastructure, technology and policies could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70% by 2050—a crucial deadline for controlling rising temperatures.

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3 Key EV Charging Infrastructure Issues that need to be Addressed

Clean Fleet Report

Looking for Solutions for Juice for your Electric Car Many people love the environmental appeal of electric vehicles (EVs). EV infrastructure is much less widespread than gas stations—and the number of EV chargers is only part of the problem. However, they are less excited about the possibility of finding charging points.

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How EV Charging Stations Can Help Your Business Attract and Retain Employees

EV Connect

Daily Commutes Not only have many workers gotten used to working remotely (thus avoiding the fuel costs associated with gas-powered vehicles), but gas prices have also risen by 42.52% over the past year. Charging at work also means that employees can skip the installation (and public charging) and juice up their EV at work.

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Is Your Dealership Ready for EV Buyers?

Blink Charging

In the automotive industry, the most obvious shift happening right now is from gasoline- and diesel-powered engines to fully electric motors. But, making the shift from selling primarily internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) isn’t just a matter of replacing one set of inventory with the other.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. I don’t understand why all chargers won’t accept credit cards just as they do at gas stations. Thanks to phone apps, I was able to find chargers at several pubs and a few hotels as well getting quick charges at several major gas stations.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. The ratio of marketing and expectations to intake of real-world information is still steep.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

Arc has built the first models of its much-anticipated Arc Sport 500hp electric wake boat, and we got a chance to take it for a quick demo in Long Beach, CA and holy heck, this thing rips. Arc is a very new company – it was founded in 2021 in Los Angeles, and is targeting the luxury boat market with high-powered electric boats.

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