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Porsche opens first Charging Lounge

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Porsche is planning to set up its own fast-charging stations offering a premium charging experience along Europe’s most important routes. As a pilot site, the first Porsche Charging Lounge has opened outside Bingen am Rhein. Further Porsche Charging Lounges are currently planned for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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QUANTRON introduces new CIZARIS 12m electric bus; BEV first, fuel cell model next year

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With between 242 and 424 kWh of selectable battery capacity, the roof-mounted battery packs only (a maximum of six in the front and six in the rear depending on customer preference) are fast-charged with 65 to 150 kW direct current (DC) in two to five hours.

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Hubject connects eleven energy suppliers to create the largest Austrian charging network for EVs

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A partnership project between the eleven leading Austrian energy suppliers and Berlin-based Hubject GmbH ( earlier post ), which is supported by the Austrian climate and energy fund, will create a comprehensively accessible network of charging stations for drivers of electric vehicles across Austria, starting in April 2017.

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Volkswagen runs XL1 and e-up! at Silvretta E-Car Rally

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Volkswagen is running the diesel plug-in hybrid XL1 ( earlier post ) and its e-up! battery electric vehicle ( earlier post ) at this year’s Silvretta E-Car Rally in Austria. can be charged with 2.3 kW plugged into any standard 230V socket, with 3.6 In the latter case, the battery is 80% charged in less than 30 minutes.

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Jaguar unveils first all-electric production vehicle I-PACE

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seconds along with a 480 km range (298 miles) (WLTP cycle) and 0-80% charging time of 40 minutes with a 100 kW DC fast charger. Home charging with an AC wall box (7kW) will achieve the same state of charge in just over ten hours. What is the charging level? Do I have enough range to get to work?

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will showcase at the Geneva show, can cover a distance of up to 50 km (31 miles) in all-electric mode. The body electrical system of the XL1 is supplied with the necessary 12 Volts via a DC/DC converter and a small auxiliary battery. l/100 km (approx.

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2020 EV Charging Infrastructure Best-in-Test: Rating the DC fast charging user experience

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If EVs are to replace fossil-fuel vehicles, they need to be able to make long highway trips, which means that DC fast charging needs to be reliable, convenient, affordable and ubiquitous. How do the various public fast charging networks compare in terms of reliability, convenience, coverage and price?

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