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Harris Interactive survey for Johnson Controls identifies consumer preferences for connected vehicles

Green Car Congress

62% have a preference for where they would download an app for their vehicle, and of those with a preference, 60% would prefer downloading from an existing app store (e.g., App Store for iOS, Amazon Appstore for Android); 38% would prefer a new app store for vehicle-specific applications; and 37% would prefer the app maker’s website (e.g.,

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An EV like this would need to store 6KWHrs of power in the batteries if we assume the system is 100% efficient. Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. I like to use the example of someone driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.