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Battery Financing Lowers Cost of EVs, Increases Value Through Second-Life Applications

By Michael Krauthamer / February 26, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company, the government of South Korea, a Korean taxi company, LG Energy Solution, and logistics company Hyundai Glovis this month signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to demonstrate the commercial benefits of leasing electric vehicles and their batteries separately from each other. Leasing batteries independently is financially appealing […]

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Major Battery Announcement Expected from Tesla

By Michael Krauthamer / June 22, 2020

Mark your calendar for September 15; according to a tweet by Elon Musk, that is the tentative date for Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting and “Battery Day,” which will include a tour of the company’s cell production system. Musk first described the battery event about a year ago as including “a comprehensive

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Vehicle To Grid (V2G) Technology Achieves Milestone Toward Commercialization

By Michael Krauthamer / March 18, 2020

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology offers what might be characterized as the holy grail for electric vehicles, and the future got a lot closer on March 12 with the news that a bidirectional EV charging system by Fermata Energy was the first such system in the world to earn the

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Porsche Opens Europe’s Most Powerful Charging Hub

By Michael Krauthamer / February 20, 2020

Porsche opens Europe’s most powerful charging hub.

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EV Incentives Introduced In Vermont

By Michael Krauthamer / December 18, 2019

The State of Vermont today launched an incentive program for the purchase or lease of new plug-in electric vehicles, which includes all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Vermont is far behind its goal of more than 50,000 plug-in vehicles by 2025. More than 20 plug-in models are eligible for

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Battery Financing Lowers Cost of EVs, Increases Value Through Second-Life Applications

Major Battery Announcement Expected from Tesla

Vehicle To Grid (V2G) Technology Achieves Milestone Toward Commercialization

Porsche Opens Europe’s Most Powerful Charging Hub

EV Incentives Introduced In Vermont