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Volvo LIGHTS team helps facilitate authorization for public MDHD EV charging stations in California

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Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

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Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with two electric utilities, recently examined the causes, costs and lead times of distribution system upgrades anticipated for depot charging of short-haul heavy-duty trucks in the United States. kW per vehicle). —NREL’s Brennan Borlaug, lead author.

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CALSTART launches California light-duty EV charging infrastructure incentives project; $30M first wave

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CALSTART launched Communities in Charge , an incentives project funded by the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program, and supported in partnership with GRID Alternatives and Tetra Tech. To kick off the project, Communities in Charge is offering $30 million in incentives and began on 23 March 2023.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? Having enough electric charge to last a 5-15 minute in silence in a traffic jam. If the charge dips below 10.5-11 by BLNT, PriusPodcast.com.

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2024 Jeep Wagoneer S Review -- Finding the Space Between

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Range is a tick over 300 miles and the charge time on a Level 2 is a bit under 7 hours for 5 percent to 80 percent. The S is positioned more as upmarket SUV than an outright performer -- maybe we'll see a Trackhawk down the line -- but that didn't stop some of the assembled media from lighting up the tires at a stoplight.

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2025 BYD Atto 3 Premium review: Price drop makes Tesla-fighting electric SUV even more appealing

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Standard gear includes smart key entry with the ability to use your phone as the key, panoramic sunroof, ambient lighting, faux leather trim, wireless phone charging and heated and power adjustable front seats. Charging can be done at up to 88kW on a DC fast charger or 7kW for a home wallbox. inch screen in the Premium.

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Tsinghua review of solid-state Li-metal batteries finds great promise, but much work still to be done

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In a review published in the journal Chem of the technical issues generated by the mating of Li-metal anodes and solid-state electrolytes, a team from Tsinghua University concludes that such solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) have “ brilliant prospects, though practically there are still many barriers to be overcome. ”.

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