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EV charging beyond the grid: Forecasts from a new report

Envirotec Magazine

The question then arises: how will EVs be charged when grid infrastructure is lacking or simply non-existent? Off-grid charging to fuel vehicles constrained by access and supply Overview of the different energy pathways for off-grid/grid-tied and a hybrid grid solution. One of the key emerging solutions is off-grid EV charging.

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ABB e-mobility simplifies payment for EV charging with Vourity acquisition

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ABB e-mobility has acquired Swedish fintech startup Vourity , which provides technology designed to enable seamless payment options for EV charging. Vourity’s technology “enables rapid, secure payment for EV charging, using a wide variety of payment options including credit cards, mobile pay and RFID tags.”

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Comment: Pay-as-you-throw can drive the circular economy

Envirotec Magazine

Already introduced in parts of the Netherlands, the UK, Japan, and other countries, PAYT is a system whereby people are charged for the amount of waste they throw away. His views are presented here in an article authored by the firm.

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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm takes an EV road trip, deals with charging challenges

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(The Secret Service apparently didn’t get the electric memo—its agents tagged along in the obligatory huge black gas-guzzling SUVs.) Although road trips are a tiny fraction of the trips Americans take, charging on the road tends to be the main concern of EV-curious drivers. A recent study from J.D.

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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

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The larger commercial vehicles — such as Class 8 trucks — are more difficult to electrify due to a lack of models from manufacturers and a higher price tag than their diesel equivalent. Charging infrastructure will be a major hurdle, and opportunity, for a global logistics operator such as FedEx. Courtesy of FedEx.

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FirstEnergy Scandal is Latest Example of Utility Corruption, Deceit

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Federal agents arrested Ohio Speaker of the House Larry Householder, along with several lobbyists, on July 21 on charges that the group used $60 million of funds provided by the monopoly utility FirstEnergy Corp. Tags: electric utilities FirstEnergy Southern Company Entergy Corp exelon

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Tesla launches home charger with J1772 connector

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kW of charging power at 40 amps. The price tag of $415 is comparable to that of other basic Level 2 chargers. There’s no particular reason for a non-Tesla EV driver, or even a mixed EV household, to buy a Tesla charger (like all J1772 chargers, the new box can charge Tesla vehicles with a simple plug adapter).