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Cutting EV Load 12% in California

Sept. 5, 2023
A California electricity provider and its partners are creating a blueprint for other utilities to reduce overall grid strain.
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An electric vehicle’s charge readout. DC fast-chargers are capable of putting more stress on transformers and the greater the power grid than Level 1 chargers that take hours to bring a vehicle to full charge.
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EV Range Anxiety and Change Anxiety

June 1, 2023
Could rapid EV adoption break the grid? Industry voices make predictions (and new technologies) as utilities brace for impact.
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EV-Charging Blue-Light Special In Automotive

May 25, 2023
The standardization issues can be hard to handle. At the last counting there were over nine different connector types serving several power levels and voltage types.
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NACFE Run on Less Program Seeks to Understand How Fleet Depot Charging Impacts Grid

April 27, 2023
Participating commercial fleets include: Frito-Lay, Penske, Pepsi Beverages, Schneider Trucking and more.
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Utilities are most interested in fleet charging patterns – when will vehicles charge, will charging happen at centralized depots, how many vehicles will be charging, what are the best locations for charging along commercial EV routes.
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Electric Fleets are Coming, Ready or Not

Feb. 7, 2023
Fleet owners and utility professionals are both thinking about what greater adoption of electric vehicles could mean for them.

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Utility Plans and Preparedness for CEV Adoption

Jan. 10, 2023
Endeavor Business Intelligence report presents electricity providers’ views and expectations related to the adoption of CEVs.
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V2G Experts Owe Careers to Wine Allergy, Software, Upset Customers

Aug. 15, 2023
Three vehicle-to-grid (V2G) experts recently shared how they found themselves driving the conversation. The common factor? Career 2.0.
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Learning Lab: Understanding the impacts of Electric Transportation and Other Transition Technologies

Aug. 14, 2023
This tutorial will provide an overview of the issues and an understanding the needs including of how to calculate the numbers, what they mean, how to deal with seasonal differences...
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CEVIC 2023 Explores the Future of Fleet Electrification

Aug. 14, 2023
How long until electric trucks aren't 'coming soon'? The CEVIC conference will address the gap between ready-to-roll commercial EVs and the multi-year wait for charging infrastructure...
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NY Governor Announces $12 Million Initiative For EV Adoption, Integration With Electric Grid

Aug. 9, 2023
Seeking novel demonstrations of medium and heavy-duty electric and hydrogen fuel cell technologies, the initiative forwards the state’s goal for reducing emissions 85% by 2050...