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Penske Truck Leasing joins CharIN to promote electric commercial vehicle charging standards

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Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative ( CharIN ), a worldwide industry alliance focused on promoting Combined Charging System (CCS) as the global standard for charging electric vehicles (EVs) of all types. Based in Berlin, Germany, it is open to all interested parties. Penske Truck Leasing Co.,

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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While problems with driving experience are flat year over year, quality declines in all other categories. Owners are having issues with high-tech approaches to this basic function; seven of the 10 most problematic models in this area are battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The study was fielded from February through May 2023.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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Easy access to charging infrastructure is a key enabler of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Seven automotive manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, and Volkswagen) agreed to adopt the combined plug standard, with the first prototype implementation demonstrated in May 2012. When was CCS developed?

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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Although Volkswagen is already addressing all of these fields, it will in the future do so “in a much more systematic and focused manner. We plan to make electric cars one of Volkswagen’s new hallmarks. billion, Porsche sales revenue exceeded the prior-year figure by 25.2%. Earlier post.) —Matthias Müller.

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Volkswagen Group nearly doubles BEV deliveries in 2021 to 452,900 units; 5.1% of total deliveries

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Volkswagen drove forward its transformation into a sustainable, software-centric mobility group in 2021 and approximately doubled its deliveries of battery-electric vehicles (BEV) year-on-year to 452,900 units. The Volkswagen Group projects that in 2030 one in two cars sold worldwide will be purely electric. Porsche Taycan (incl.

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Honda reveals radical new electric Saloon concept at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

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It will be the first in Honda’s new 0 Series electric car line-up. Representing a ground-up overhaul of the Japanese brand’s approach to electric car development and majoring on efficiency, engagement, spaciousness and autonomy, the new models will be sold in global markets including Europe, following a launch in the US.

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Volkswagen Group sells 9.24 million vehicles in 2023, BEV share increases to 8.3% | Autocar Professional

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All regions contributed to this growth, with Europe (+19.7%) and North America (+17.9%) being the main drivers. The Volkswagen Group expanded its market share in Europe as well as North and South America and thus also increased slightly worldwide. Almost all brands recorded growth, in some cases substantial.