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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Green Car Congress

Though we’re still several years away (at least) from robots taking the wheel, some cities in America—Las Vegas, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, to name a few—have already seen self-driving vehicles in action. The pros of going gasless include reduced maintenance costs, lower fuel expense and—most importantly—less pollution.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

Blink Charging

Last year, Tesla opened its newly renamed North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector to other automakers. To meet the needs of EV drivers everywhere, Blink Charging will offer the NACS charging standard on our full line of charging stations, including Level 2 and DCFC.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

Driivz

Electric school buses equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology also have tremendous potential as “batteries on wheels” that can store electricity and provide it to the grid or to buildings when needed. To succeed, public charging networks will require standardization to ensure interoperability.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Phoenix, Ariz., trillion in capital, operations, and maintenance costs by 2035. There are some 465 cities in the United States with populations between 50,000 and 100,000 residents, and another 315 that are larger, many facing similar challenges. How many can really support a rapid influx of thousands of new EVs?

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

If your system isn’t grid-tied, meaning you’re literally “off the grid&# then it needs to be battery-based so you can store the energy you generate during the day to use after the sun goes down. You can add a battery back up system to your grid-tied solar system but most folks don’t choose to do so.

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