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

Cars That Think

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels.

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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

Tesla recently opened 10 Superchargers in the Netherlands to owners of other EVs, accessed via a new mobile app. Naturally, Tesla plans to charge higher electricity prices versus Tesla owners, who after all helped bankroll the network. Either way, unpredictable pricing and fragmented networks can't be good for EV adoption.

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

Creative Greenius

They also blow away the restrictions the investor-owned utilities place on solar and pay rooftop solar power generators a retail price for the extra energy they produce. But I am 56 years old and I was born in Brooklyn and grew up in New Jersey. AND they will help generate tens of thousands of good, local jobs.

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