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

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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

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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

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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. That's about to change, beginning with a Tesla pilot project in the Netherlands. No one, not even Tesla, has come close. No one, not even Tesla, has come close.

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