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

Cars That Think

For my own recent test, a mere 150-kW EA charger at a Target in New Jersey had to suffice. Between bitter ambient temperatures and some snafus, that charger was pushing juice at a sharply reduced, roughly 45-kW rate—exactly one-sixth the Hyundai’s maximum 270-kW rate.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

In the United States in 2011, the University of Delaware and the New Jersey–based utility NRG Energy signed a. now taking place in suburban homes, using outside wall-mounted chargers metered to give credit to vehicle owners on their utility bills in exchange for uploading battery juice during peak hours.

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

Cars That Think

A report from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) outlines major challenges in harmonizing every aspect of juice bars for cars: Stations, networks, vehicles and the grid itself. The physical plug interface isn't the only automotive version of Beta vs. VHS. When I plugged both a Mach-E and Volkswagen ID.4

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Al Muratsuchi Votes To Kill Community Choice Then Finds Out He Was Duped & Calls Me To Apologize

Creative Greenius

But I am 56 years old and I was born in Brooklyn and grew up in New Jersey. Al Muratsuchi’s vote would have made the difference. If what happened was more polite and gentile than that, I’d say so and use prettier language. With no apologies. Let the f **s apologize for a change.

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