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Active Managed EV Charging Can Double EV Hosting Capacity

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Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ and have capabilities beyond transportation. Because of the recent frigid weather and snow, someone mentioned the fact that a Ford Lightning can be used as backup power during an outage. Of course, it isn’t only Lightnings that can provide such backup power. Potentially, any … [continued]

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Chinese Buses, European Fears, and the Truth About Connected Fleets

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A small test in Norway triggered a European debate about connected vehicles and national security. Engineers at Ruter, Oslo’s public transit agency, ran an inspection on new Chinese-made Yutong electric buses before accepting them into service. During controlled testing, they found that the buses’ remote diagnostics system allowed the manufacturer … [continued]

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