Silicon Valley Clean Energy has a brand new app available for Tesla drivers in Santa Clara County, optimizing for the cheapest and greenest energy available – while making sure your car is charged by the time you need it. Automatically aligns charging with renewable energy generation GridShift will automatically align your EV charging to start… Continue reading Meet GridShift – A New App from Silicon Valley Clean Energy
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Tesla Model 3: Three Year Review – Driving, Charging, and Battery Status (Part 2)
Part 2 of my three-year review covers: The places we’ve been; Where we charge; and Battery pack status. Links to Parts 1-4 are at the bottom. 1) Where We’ve Gone 80% of my mileage has been commuting back and forth to work and running errands. During normal times that was 50 miles a day on… Continue reading Tesla Model 3: Three Year Review – Driving, Charging, and Battery Status (Part 2)
Select California Tesla Supercharger Stations Are Half Off At Night
This could help reduce Supercharger traffic and costly peak charging times. Tesla Supercharger stations in California’s major metro areas are currently 50 percent off at night time. Tesla is likely doing this to help reduce traffic at busy Supercharger stations and to help control peak demand cost. According to Electrek, some Tesla owners in California have received the following notification: … Continue reading Select California Tesla Supercharger Stations Are Half Off At Night
Rivian Announces Exclusive “Adventure Network” of Chargers
Rivian, which plans to launch an electric truck and SUV this year, is also building a charging network. The “Adventure Network” will feature 3,500 individual 200-kW DC fast chargers “connecting cities on popular routes across the U.S. and Canada.” Rivian plans 600 charging sites by the end of 2023. The chargers will only be available to… Continue reading Rivian Announces Exclusive “Adventure Network” of Chargers
CHAdeMO Charging the Model 3
Last night I received the 2019.24.4 software update for our Model 3. So this morning I tested Tesla’s CHAdeMO adapter to determine the rate of charge, and see how many miles I’d get and how long it would take to charge from a given SOC. Summary: 45 minutes gave me 139 miles of rated range and… Continue reading CHAdeMO Charging the Model 3
Jedlix Smart Charge App Now Available for Tesla Model 3
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a sponsored post from Jedlix. A Dutch version of this article is below the English version. Model 3 drivers in the Netherlands are now able to Smart Charge by downloading the Jedlix Smart Charge app. With the app, the user facilitates the smart integration of electric cars into the grid and… Continue reading Jedlix Smart Charge App Now Available for Tesla Model 3
Google Maps Now Shows if Charge Stations Are in Use
Google added EV charging stations to Google Maps last October. While that’s a big help, travelers could still find themselves waiting in line for minutes or hours to use the charger. As of Monday, you can now see the real time availability of charging ports in the U.S. and U.K, within Google Maps, helping travelers… Continue reading Google Maps Now Shows if Charge Stations Are in Use
Tesla Model 3 Charges At 117-kW On CCS
Tesla Model 3 is able to take roughly 120 kW from CCS charger As the first Tesla Model 3 were delivered to customers in Europe, it seems one posted eagerly awaited info about maximum charging power. The European version of the Model 3 is equipped with a CCS Combo-compatible charging inlet. Therefore, it can use… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 Charges At 117-kW On CCS
IONITY Installs First 50 Ultra Fast Charging Stations
Within 8 months, IONITY installed 50 stations The installations of IONITY fast charging infrastructure accelerated and the number of stations increased to 51 out of 400 planned in Europe. Interestingly, another 43 stations are at various stages of construction. The pace of installations is very important as several manufacturers are launching new long-range electric cars,… Continue reading IONITY Installs First 50 Ultra Fast Charging Stations
How to Install EV Home Charging in a Condo with DCC-9
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a sponsored post from EV charging installation specialist DCC. Home charging has many difficulties when it comes to installation in multi-residential homes, but solutions have emerged for the most common issues. Condo charging installations generally get blocked by two major things – an inaccessible panel (like if you live on the 7th… Continue reading How to Install EV Home Charging in a Condo with DCC-9