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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country.

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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Corp. announced at the New York International Auto Show that they are teaming up to implement the Microsoft Hohm energy management application for Ford’s electric vehicles. Ford is the first automaker to announce the planned use of Hohm, starting with the Focus Electric next year.

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How Irdeto is protecting EV charging infrastructure from cyber-attacks

Charged EVs

Certificates that include the information that the car and the charging station need in order to deliver and pay for a charge are stored in a secure format based on asymmetric key cryptography. The ISO 15118 series of standards governs the interface between the vehicle and the charge point.

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How Irdeto is protecting EV charging infrastructure from cyber-attacks – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Certificates that include the information that the car and the charging station need in order to deliver and pay for a charge are stored in a secure format based on asymmetric key cryptography. The ISO 15118 series of standards governs the interface between the vehicle and the charge point.

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

That’s how Tesla charged to a massive head start — simply by putting as much effort and resources into building its charging network as it did into making its cars. These companies are realizing the importance of a robust — and open — EV charging infrastructure to support their new electric vehicles.

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The US gov’t is finally doing something about giant pedestrian-killing SUVs

Baua Electric

It’s gotten so bad that even Jim Farley, CEO of Ford – which sells the F150, the most popular large vehicle in the US (and one of the deadliest ) – said that America needs to “get back in love with smaller vehicles.” Virtually everything available today is a huge SUV. Imagine how well an EV Maverick could do.

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82% of BEVs & PHEVs Available in the US in 2022 Have a Base MSRP of $40,000+

EV Adoption

The actual transaction price that consumers are paying for electric vehicles is of course much higher when delivery charges, sales tax, fees, options, and upgrades including everything from paint color and wheel options to driver assist systems are added to the base MSRP. (See notes and methodology at the end of this article.). 4 ($3,735).

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