Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Installation can be costly, but dramatically speeds at-home EV charging time, depending on the exact charger model and local power grid access. Level 3 chargers use three different types of plugs: SAE Combo , employing an SAE standard connector that combines a smaller J1772 plug with a DC connector to deliver extra power.

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Drive Electric

JULY 7, 2022

The average Kiwi drives just 38km per day , so an EV owner can go for at least 10 days without a recharge. Unlike petrol cars where filling up requires a trip to the petrol station, you can recharge at home or anywhere with access to electricity. EV MYTH FOUR: NZ power supply can’t cope with an increase in Electric Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Part of the impetus for the new research traces back to a 2020 announcement by Tesla, the electric car company, of work on a “million-mile battery.” Our approach equalizes the energy in each cell in the pack, bringing all cells to the final targeted state of charge in a balanced manner and improving the longevity of the pack.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 8, 2024

AC is the type of electricity that flows through power grids and into homes and businesses, including to power EV chargers. AC can be thought of as "low and slow" charging, while DC is very fast and powerful. DC is the type stored in batteries. Some models (typically from Japan or South Korea) might use a CHAeMo plug.

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Cars That Think

MAY 21, 2022

Wires have a lot going for them when it comes to moving electric power around, but they have their drawbacks too. Who, after all, hasn’t tired of having to plug in and unplug their phone and other rechargeable gizmos? Indeed, it’s hard to recharge or power a device when the air gap is just a few centimeters, much less a few meters.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley company that makes electric cars, says it has already sold 150 of its $109,000 Roadsters in the Bay Area.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Long-range EVs will need ultra-fast DC charging for long-distance trips, while electric buses and service trucks require high-power charging for their daily routines. Tesla and its Supercharger network have shown that fast charging is a key factor in acceptance. In the power grid, supply and demand need to match exactly.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. announced a partnership with utility Southern California Edison to test a fleet of rechargeable electric vehicles and said it expected to sell such plug-in hybrids within the next decade if battery technology keeps pace.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. Because New Zealand has such a clean power grid, charging electric vehicles here in NZ is an eco-friendly option. THE BOTTOM LINE. In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. Because New Zealand has such a clean power grid, charging electric vehicles here in NZ is an eco-friendly option. THE BOTTOM LINE. In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. Depending upon where you live, power plants are often burning natural resources. Electric cars a still a joke.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning.

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