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The future is charging and with-it Chevron and Texaco, a subsidiary of Chevron are moving forward with EV Ultra-Fast Charging using FreeWire battery backed chargers. Both company owned and franchised retailer/marketer stations will have FreeWire Charging available. FreeWire's approach is an integrated one that couples battery integration and energy management software with analytics to optimize the ultra-fast charging of ones EV. FreeWire calls these Boost Chargers that will allow a customer to charge 200 miles of range in 15 minutes. Boost Chargers are able to use existing low-voltage utility service and deliver high-power charging that normally requires upgraded electrical connections and in some areas grid upgrades. Per Jesse Love, Chevron's retail brand experience manager: “Chevron believes the future of energy is lower carbon, and our program with FreeWire is another step on our journey to deliver all forms of energy to our customers,” “We are committed to investing billions in lower-carbon projects over the next 10 years and are excited to join with companies like FreeWire that develop technologies that enhance our retail offerings and can grow our Chevron and Texaco brands.” This agreement will allow the Chevron/Texaco stations to unlock new relationships with EV drivers as it expands the options for fueling and shopping especially when on the road. The Chevron and Texaco mobile apps will be upgraded starting this fall 2022 to show what stations have EV Ultra-Fast Chargers and current availability. This is what Chevron/Texaco say is delivering a great customer experience. FreeWire is continuing to disrupt the EV charging market as they offer unique solutions to traditional fueler, including additional brands such as bp and Phillips66 who have already started rolling out their own branded EV chargers built by FreeWire. Home - FreeWire Technologies FreeWire is actively involved at many levels in the NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) program. Expect to see these kinds of chargers become very common across the U.S.1 point -
Back from a quick trip to Plano, Texas to my company's HQ for meetings. We took an Uber Black from DFW airport Monday--a new black Suburban..very nice. Traffic is heavy and fast on the tollways around the Dallas area...was cruising along at 80-90. Yesterday returned to the airport in an Uber Tesla Model 3. Reasonably spacious inside for 3 passengers+ driver...very minimalist dash, plastics seemed relatively cheap. Huge rear window/skylight. Decent headroom but have to watch the sloping roofline getting in/out of the backseat. Strange door handles inside and out. Fast, but a lot of tire/wind noise on the freeway. Sitting in the back it was fun watching the battery gauge go down just like on a cell phone..the side/rear view camera views on the screen were neat when passing. Didn't see much of note around the hotel or the various restaurants/venues we went to in the Plano/Frisco/Addison area, but did see a couple Hellcat Challengers (one orange, one purple), a matte black Lambo Urus (first one I think I've seen), a sharp dark green modified early 70s Camaro on the freeway, Saw lots of trucks. Rode in a coworker's current gen F150 super crew..big interior, comfortable. Did see Toyota's massive US HQ, less than a mile from my office. Had some good BBQ yesterday, sampled a variety of local beers over the 3 days.1 point
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You still do not get it, any auto selling in the car space with a starting MSRP $44,600 is a competitor to the C-Class. Any SUV/CUV that starts at $44,900 is a competitor to the GLC. STOP, JUST STOP trying to move everything to fit your narrative and open your eyes to the fact that auto companies are no longer playing the game of: "This Size is SubCompact, This Size is Compact, This Size is Mid-Size and This Size is Full Size." Every auto company is trying to offer what they believe is the right size for each category of auto and the sizes are all over now. Mercedes plays in the mass market space and in the luxury space as well as the commercial space all under one name unlike other auto companies. END OF LINE!1 point
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