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Re:How Amazon Became the Largest Private EV Charging Operato... by Symbiote on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @01:22PM (#40134518)
Except the vehicles are probably in use during the daytime.
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Re:How Amazon Became the Largest Private EV Charging Operato... by Retric on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @01:48PM (#40134829)
It’s common to have a mix where some trucks make 1 route per day and others do several. So you can optimize by rotating loading times, spare vehicles, and having some onsite batteries.

Solar > battery means DC fast charging gets to skip AC>DC losses which are significant. But you don’t need to use 100% of solar’s output to save a lot of money.

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