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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Per a demand response study by Opinion Dynamics , only 2 of the 212 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) program participants dropped out. If one EV needs more energy and a V2V-capable EV is nearby, that EV can plug into the other EV to charge the EV in need of juice. V2L (Vehicle to Load). Power external devices from an EV.

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Fast Food, Fast Charge

Cars That Think

And since even the speediest DC chargers take roughly 30 minutes to juice up an EV, drivers and passengers have time to kill, including enough time for a bite. Aside from balky chargers, or stations that dispense juice at lower-than-expected rates, other notorious issues include cords that are too short to easily reach EV charging ports.