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Renault Group and Plug Power launch HYVIA joint venture; ecosystem of fuel cell LCVs, green hydrogen & refueling stations

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HYVIA’s activities will be carried out at existing Renault facilities in France: The head office of the joint venture as well as the R&D teams will be located at Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, with the light commercial vehicle engineering and development center for Renault Group, to maximize synergy across teams.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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COVID-19 outbreak poised to strengthen EV momentum and the markets for cobalt and copper

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Among other things, the government is to promote vehicle sales in rural areas, update vehicle fleets in urban areas, and strengthen construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. To automakers, meanwhile, the COVID19 lockdowns offer a rare opportunity to take a step back and re-evaluate long-term strategies.

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New Gen4 smart electric drive; electrification of all smart models

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The market launch will start in the spring of 2017. The drive is produced in Renault’s plant in Clèon, Northern France. With the onboard charger, in the USA and the UK the charging time is 2.5 From the autumn of 2017 a 22 kW fast charger will be available as an option in Europe. the daily commute.

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U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

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In 2017, only about 115,000 pure electric vehicles were sold in the United States. Canada, the UK, France, Spain, the Nordic countries and California have also announced a phasing out of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2040. ” At the same time, the charging infrastructure in the United States is improving rapidly. .”

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

EV Central

As a motoring writer, this is the question we’re most asked after what’s the best you’ve driven. But its keys were handed to me by Europcar France as my holiday EV rental, in lieu of the Hyundai Kona Electric I’d ordered. But if the brand survives in France for that amount of time is another matter.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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He envisioned “hundreds of thousands” of charging spots, as well as a number of stations where drained batteries could be exchanged for fresh ones. Charge, drain, repeat is extremely inefficient. Analysts are sanguine about this kind of thing becoming more common — someday. “You guys own the cars.&# — J Connors 4.

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