Commentary: It’s not about the money. It’s what the money says.

Three ChargePoint direct current fast chargers

My favorite scene in the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball” occurred during 2003 in the darkened Oakland A’s locker room where Billy Beane, the team’s general manager, reluctantly slid a folded piece of paper across a table to his math genius assistant Peter Brand.

Unfolding the paper, Brand stared at the number written, telling Beane after a pause the offer from the Boston Red Sox would make Beane the highest-paid general manager in sports. 

“So?” So what? Beane replies somewhat...

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Resilient Power wants to revolutionize EV charging

Resilient Power has announced a $5 million seed round of investment as it looks to build an alternative power option for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

The round, led by Energy Transition Ventures, with investment from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund and GS Futures, the corporate venture capital arm of GS Group from Korea, is the first round from outside investors. The company had previously received $3 million in funding through contracts and grants from the U.S. Department of Energy,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/resilient-power-wants-to-revolutionize-ev-charging

Will Maryland’s expanded EV charging network fuel fleet adoption?

The Baltimore area is getting additional DC fast charger sites.

Building corridors of fast-charging stations along heavily trafficked routes and between major cities is the first step to increase electric vehicle adoption, Mike Calise, Tritium’s president of the Americas, told FreightWaves.

People and companies are still dealing with range anxiety, and the more public chargers there are near routine routes around cities, the more they will feel comfortable that a charger will be available when they need it.

EV charger provider Tritium partnered with Baltimore...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-marylands-expanded-ev-charging-network-fuel-fleet-adoption

Electric truck charging: Need versus greed for speed

Peterbilt 220EV

For commercial vehicle fleets to embrace electric trucks, recharging the batteries must be as fast as a diesel fill-up. Australian electric infrastructure hardware producer Tritium is drawing closer, announcing a 175-kilowatt (kW) charger on Tuesday.

The RT175-S can take a battery from 20% to 80% state of charge in 15 minutes with 95% average power efficiency. But the bigger the battery, the longer the charging time. For a Class 4-6 medium-duty truck, charging in less than 30 minutes is in...

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