Category: Technology
To most people electricity is all the same, other than sometimes it’s 240-volt instead of 120-volt. Behind the scenes, however, engineers and technicians work to ensure “power quality” for energy that both goes into and comes out of devices such as electric vehicle (EV) chargers. What is power quality and […]
How the EV Charging Industry Helps, and Protects Itself From, the Grid Read More »
Electric vehicles are widely understood to be less mechanically complex than combustion vehicles with engines and transmissions, yet there should be no illusion that electric technology is simple or does not require additional research and development to further enhance performance and reduce costs. That is why the announcement this week
Tesla today released the design and specification files for its charging connector and port, which it now refers to as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). In so doing, Tesla is providing other vehicle manufacturers the ability to use the Tesla/NACS connector in non-Teslas. Until now, all non-Tesla plug-in electric
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Hyundai this week introduced the Ioniq 5, a fully electric crossover utility vehicle that is part of the company’s plan to introduce 23 battery electric vehicle (BEV) models and achieve sales of 1 million BEV units worldwide by 2025. A technically minor yet highly convenient feature could turn out to
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As part of Volkswagen’s campaign to highlight features and benefits of driving electric, this week the company released a series of videos expressing the message “Before it can change the world, it has to change yours.” The intention of the campaign is to deemphasize important yet amorphous benefits such as
VW Campaign Highlights Lifestyle Benefits of EVs in Addition to Benefits to Society Read More »
