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Electric Everything: Updated

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I did a series of three articles on this topic three years ago. What’s changed in the meantime? “Electric Everything” depends on modern battery technology. 100 years ago, electric vehicles used lead-acid batteries. It’s the same technology that gas cars still use today to power their starter motors. Those early … [continued]

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Keeping Up With Demand: Adventures In Supercharging

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When the Mormons settled Utah in the 1800s, they picked the Wasatch Front in Northern Utah because snowfall in the mountains stored water that was used by farmers over the summer to irrigate their crops. However, the climate in southern Utah, with major city Saint George, was milder, so Utahans … [continued]

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USA’s 1st Public EV-Charging Road — Where To Next?

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Motor City, the former automotive center of Detroit, is the first place in the nation to roll out a public EV-charging road. The road charges electric vehicles wirelessly as the drive along it. The EV-charging road is one mile long and comes from the Michigan Department of Transportation, while the … [continued]

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