EV charging
A California bill could help EVs prevent blackouts
The state might require every electric vehicle to be capable of powering your home — and the grid — through a process called bidirectional charging.
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EV charging on both sides of the pond
What can the U.S. learn from EV charging in Europe and vice versa?
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Electric vehicles
How quickly can trucking decarbonize? California is about to find out
California's new Advanced Clean Fleets rule will push trucking to go electric over the next 20 years — the most ambitious such mandate in the country.By Jeff St. John .
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Electrification
Span snags $96M to become a 'Swiss Army knife' for electric homes
The smart-electric-panel startup aims to electrify a million homes with its new funding, tapping partnerships with vendors of solar, batteries and electric appliances.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean fleets
EV trucks and buses need costly grid updates. Should utilities pay?
A new study says ratepayers will come out ahead if utilities take on the upfront costs to build much-needed charging infrastructure for electric fleets.By Jeff St. John .
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Electric vehicles
A persistent EV challenge looms over NY Auto Show: Charging
Amid flashy new electric models on display at one of the nation's top car events, experts worried that EVs will struggle to go mainstream without a lot more places to plug in.By Maria Gallucci .
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NYC's grid is stressed. A 'smart' EV charging program aims to help
Con Ed’s revamped SmartCharge program will tap direct-to-EV communications to track and pay drivers for charging at times that reduce grid strain.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Nomad's mobile batteries deliver utility-scale power where it's needed
The company sources lithium-ion batteries from parent Kore Power, then stacks them in reinforced truck beds for portable grid storage.By Julian Spector .
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Tesla's Supercharger network will soon open to all types of EVs
The Elon Musk–led EV giant will make at least 3,500 charging stations available to non-Teslas as the Biden administration unveils funding for a national charging network.By Maria Gallucci .
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Renters need EV charging at home. These companies aim to provide it
Neither tenants nor landlords want to pay for EV chargers. Maybe third-party infrastructure finance can solve the conundrum.By Jeff St. John .
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Shell buys EV-charger operator Volta for pennies on the dollar
Volta went public via SPAC at a $2B valuation in 2021 but bled cash and sold to Shell for just $169 million. Building EV charging networks is a costly business.By Jeff St. John .
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