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Software and modeling from Electriphi will help understand when, where, and how rapidly big fleets of EVs should charge.
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Owner suing Tesla over Supercharger fees: Is idle time part of free charging?An owner who was promised free charging thinks that idle fees for parking after the charge should be free too.
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Renewable energy plan incentivizes GM EV owners: Free home charging after midnightA program with Shell-owned MP2 Energy LLC allows Chevy Bolt EV drivers fixed-rate renewable energy—plus free late-night charging.
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California heat waves prompt alerts about EV charging habits, energy conservationThe state is attempting to be preemptive as multiple heat waves hit the West Coast; are their concerns about EV charging valid?
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Charging ecosystem for Mercedes EQS: Plug & Charge support, offsets for renewable energyMercedes-Benz is making sure green energy is built into the charging experience, as part of an app and ecosystem first detailed Thursday.
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Audi E-Tron GT connects to Electrify America for home chargers, 3 years of fast-chargingAudi looks to corporate cousin for charging support, and switches to a premium home-charging installation partner.
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More than 73,000 charging stations have been installed to date in the state, with 123,000 more planned by 2025. That falls short of a 250,000-installation goal.
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CHAdeMO fast-charging standard shunned by France: Are emerging markets its future?The CHAdeMO standard has suggested it might seek to be a legacy standard for emerging markets—perhaps attractive for its bi-directional charging potential.
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Electrify America taps into connected home chargingA new wallbox brings the charging network's ecosystem to home charging, where EV owners typically charge 80% or more of the time
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Could urban charging deserts hinder ride-hailing EV adoption—and cleaner air?More urban fast-charging is needed in low-income urban areas to support Uber and Lyft as they go electric.
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ChargeUp mobile app brings fast-charging to you for $25 a monthSparkCharge's "charging as a service" solution brings the EV charger to drivers when and where they need it.
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EV fast-chargers and Slurpee machines: Two things many US 7-Eleven stores will soon have7-Eleven plans to install 500 DC fast-charging stations at 250 United States and Canada locations by the end of 2022.
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For a $3.00 fee, customers can reserve a specific date and time at one of these locations using the EVgo app or the company's website
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Study: Lack of home-charging awareness is holding back EV adoptionA study of mass-market consumers showed a "low level" of awareness of the different charging levels, including Level 1 and Level 2 AC and DC fast charging
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Which electric vehicles include free road-trip fast-charging?Most new EVs offer U.S. buyers at least introductory access to fast-charging networks, but only a few offer free road-trip charging for years.
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This electric truck stop won't offer gas or diesel—just 25 MW of solar-supplemented chargingThe 25-megawatt truck stop will specialize in charging the thousands of heavy-duty long-haul trucks that California wants to put in use over the decade.
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EV charging networks and automakers all want you to use their apps while you driveHow will you navigate to the closest charging station? Automakers' unified apps—with Tesla as the template—might soon cut through the clutter of apps.
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California considers electric-car V2G charging tech for grid stabilityThe state's utility authority is taking a serious look at the feasibility of using EVs to feed power back to the grid at peak times.
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Mach-E charging can hit a snag with the Ford Connected Charge Station, but Ford says the issue isn't the Mach-E.
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Hyundai's E-Pit fast-charging template looks like a gas stationThe concept shown by Hyundai for its South Korean fast-charging network looks quite different than what we've come to accept as the norm in the U.S.
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Electrify America is helping Jeep set up a charging network at off-road trailheadsThe first of these off-road-focused Level 2 charging stations will open in California and Utah this year, to support the rollout of the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.
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EVgo partners with Meijer for Midwest EV fast-charging at up to 350 kwThe Michigan-based retailer will host EVgo fast-chargers throughout its Midwest locations, with hardware spanning 100 to 350 kw.
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EVgo plans many more Tesla chargers to supplement Supercharger networkThe charging network EVgo is expanding its Tesla fast charging connectors after a successful rollout to several California markets.
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EV road-trip fast charging is expensive, and Massachusetts aims to tackle whyThe state is reportedly accepting rate proposals to lessen "demand charges" that drive up the cost of DC fast charging.
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