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Now fast forward to next year, when that number is expected to skyrocket to a staggering 75 billion, or roughly nine devices per person on the planet.…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="August 2021 Special Edition: Autonomous & Connected Vehicles"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.batterypowertips.com/author/rhall/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">rhall</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 2, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.batterypowertips.com/august-2021-special-edition-autonomous-connected-vehicles/">August 2021 Special Edition: Autonomous & Connected Vehicles</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.batterypowertips.com/august-2021-special-edition-autonomous-connected-vehicles/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="249" height="300" src="https://www.batterypowertips.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/EE-Auto-Aug-Cover-249x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-4310" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.batterypowertips.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/EE-Auto-Aug-Cover-249x300.jpg 249w, https://www.batterypowertips.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/EE-Auto-Aug-Cover-197x238.jpg 197w, https://www.batterypowertips.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/EE-Auto-Aug-Cover.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px" /></a><p>SAY GOODBYE TO CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIPS OFFICIALS ESTIMATE it will cost $50 billion to field the chargers needed for the expected number of electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2030. 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