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Electric Vehicle Chargers Coming to all Russian Gas Stations

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:57:19 +0000

Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev signed an order requiring that all the country’s fueling stations include chargers for electric vehicles. According to The Moscow Times, the chargers will need to be installed by November of 2016. The country hopes to incentivize Russian citizens to buy electric vehicles, since only approximately 500 people in the country have […]

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Tesla Model S “Not the Source” of Garage Fire

Benji Jerew — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:58:40 +0000

If you type in the keywords “Tesla” and “Fire,” you’ll come up with lots of pictures and stories covering the dangers of lithium-ion batteries and plenty of pictures of burned out Tesla Model S. Actually, there’s only three Tesla Model S that have caught fire, all three of which were involved in impact accidents of […]

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Grid-To-Vehicle-To-Grid, Electric Vehicle Charger Swings Both Ways, Nichicon Corporation

Benji Jerew — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 23:15:00 +0000

If you think about it, an electric vehicle is essentially a battery on wheels, whose energy would typically be used to power those wheels to get you to work or play. In order to get that energy though, an electric vehicle charger takes it from the grid and pumps it into the battery, storing it […]

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Charge Your Leaf's Battery to 80% In Three Hours With SolarCity's Newest Solar Charger

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:21:30 +0000

SolarCity, the company that leases solar panels and that has recently been funded by Google with $280 million, now announces that it will sell electric car chargers that will be able to charge a Nissan Leaf to 80 percent in three hours.

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The AAA Helping Stranded EV Users With Mobile Chargers

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:27:34 +0000

The American Automobile Asociation (AAA) will launch a service allowing stranded electric vehicle users to recharge their electric cars from mobile units. The initiative comes after the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) has announced their diesel-powered roadside charger at the beginning of June.

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