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Franklin’s Charging Shows Us What EV Charging As A Small Business Looks Like

CleanTechnica EVs

When it comes to both gas stations and EV charging, the big names get most of the attention. Tesla, Electrify America, EVgo, and others are what people think of first for EV charging, largely because just about everyone has either charged at one or seen one. But, on the gas.

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Overpriced DC Fast Charging Hurts EV Adoption, Favors PHEVs

CleanTechnica EVs

An EV owner had a free charging plan for his Hyundai Ioniq 5, included at the time of sale. continued] The post Overpriced DC Fast Charging Hurts EV Adoption, Favors PHEVs appeared first on CleanTechnica. I recently came across a very interesting post on X, or Twitter, or whatever Elon identifies it as these days.

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Are These EV Charging “Trees” A Solution For Curbside Charging?

CleanTechnica EVs

EV fast charging is even quite easy on road trips in most places now. However, there’s one big barrier that I do still find a bit concerning — regular, reliable charging for people without. continued] The post Are These EV Charging “Trees” A Solution For Curbside Charging? EV options are growing rapidly.

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Flexible controls could boost EV charging station reliability

Green Car Reports

EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations. While charge rates are important, reliability and simply being able to get a charge, ultimately, are perhaps more important points that some charging networks seem to have glossed over in the process.

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Florida EV Drivers Will Get The Chance To Experience Wireless In-Road Charging

CleanTechnica EVs

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to charge your electric vehicle (EV) as your drive down the highway? In-road charging will replenish batteries. continued] The post Florida EV Drivers Will Get The Chance To Experience Wireless In-Road Charging appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Report: Fat public EV charging cables are a magnet for thieves

Green Car Reports

Copper remains lucrative for thieves, enough that public EV charging cables are now a target, reports the Associated Press. Charging cables contain large amounts of copper, prices for which are now at record highs. And charging-station operators are reporting increased instances of cut cables and thefts, according to the AP.

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Tesla ready to roll out massive Cybertruck charging improvements

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Tesla is ready to roll out massive Cybertruck charging improvements that the company hinted toward way back in April. The improvements stemmed from issues where the Cybertruck would top out a site’s power limit and charging cables would overheat. ” A bug within the Cybertruck would lock the stall into a 100A max.

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