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FreeWire Shows Us How To Solve US Rural Charging Challenges

I recently came across a company called FreeWire on social media, and it looks like they have a pretty good solution to something that keeps rural charging stations from happening in the United States. Before I get to how the company is doing this, let’s take a look at the problem first, so we can fully appreciate its solution.

Why We Aren’t Seeing Too Many Rural Charging Stations In The US

No matter where you’re putting in a charging station, one of the biggest costs will be dealing with the power company. Of course, you’re going to buy electricity to power a charging station. That’s a given. But, if you take a closer look at your electric company’s rates, you’ll see that there are residential and commercial rates, and that the commercial rates include something called Demand Charges. This is charged by the kilowatt, and not the kilowatt-hour.

Over 3.6 million MySQL servers found exposed on the Internet

Over 3.6 million MySQL servers are publicly exposed on the Internet and responding to queries, making them an attractive target to hackers and extortionists.

Of these accessible MySQL servers, 2.3 million are connected over IPv4, with 1.3 million devices over IPv6.

While it is common for web services and applications to connect to remote databases, these instances should be locked down so only authorized devices can connect to them.

DARPA Funded Scientists Accidently Discover World’s First ‘WARP BUBBLE’ And Open The Door To Travel Faster Than Light

DARPA Funded Scientists Accidently Discover World’s First ‘WARP BUBBLE’ And Opens The Door To Travel Faster Than Light Casimir cavity.


Two-dimensional (2D) surface profiling systems are the standard for quality assurance in manufacturing, but some applications demand 3D measurement systems.

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