The following article is from the Wall Street Journal. You can access it for free using a Montgomery County Public Library account. https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/huge-fire-sparked-by-a-mercedes-benz-ev-adds-to-safety-concerns-dogging-industry-8143d058?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1 Alternatively you can access it it you have an Apple News subscription at https://apple.news/ALceicvMiSaSLY-q8Y0biRw

For the short and medium term, hybrids are the future (obviously).

This is taken from the Technology Committee’s minutes for 2021-06-28.  Requirements under 2021 MD HB110/SB144 (“Right to charge”)  Condo owner  Board  Must agree, in writing, to comply with relevant building codes and with safety standards to maintain the safety of all users of the common area and architectural standards, engage a licensed contractor, and pay…

There was a recent post on Facebook concerning wiring the garage… https://www.facebook.com/groups/171531570936557/permalink/855832355839805 Certain points need to be made concerning this, where the words in italics are from the Facebook post and regular font used for the response. The Technology committee submitted a request for $6,500 for an engineering report from Potomac Energy Group (the company…

This compares what the Technology Committee recommended (see https://www.fortysixtwenty.tech/2022/10/04/4620-technology-committee-ev-charging-station-recommendations/ which is what the board authorized for a Not To Exceed estimate) and an estimate that was actually provided with a date of 8/31/2022. This estimate was evidently provided to management and directly to at least one board member but not to the chair of the…

These were provided to management but never posted to BuildingLink. 4620 Technology and Environment Committee May 23 Meeting Minutes Date/Time: May 23, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time Attendees: Members: Lance Hoffman, Frank Pugliese, Stephen Strom (chair), Anita Weinblatt Residents: Mariadela De Troconis, Marty Nover Agenda item Responsibility Notes Review and approval of last month’s meeting…

These are the recommendations that the Tech Committee provided to Board as of 4/4/2022. They are also available in BuildingLink at https://www.buildinglink.com/V2/Tenant/Library/getFile.aspx?id=999955&open=inline Additionally, at the 5/23 meeting, the committee approved the following analysis of the Chase Point EV setup following their visit on 5/4 (see https://www.fortysixtwenty.tech/2023/01/24/4620-technology-and-environment-committee-may-23-2022-minutes/): The committee visit to Chase Point to view their…

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