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Porsche opens first Charging Lounge

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Two minutes from motorway junction A60/A61, it offers six 300-kW DC fast-charging stations and four 22-kW AC charging points. Further Porsche Charging Lounges are currently planned for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As a pilot site, the first Porsche Charging Lounge has opened outside Bingen am Rhein.

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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. The bespoke aluminum architecture uses advanced riveting and bonding technology to deliver a light, stiff body structure.

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HiPoSwitch focusing on novel gallium nitride-based transistors for more efficient power electronics

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KG, EpiGaN, Infineon Technologies Austria AG). Further application fields are AC/DC power sup­plies for computers, networks and data storage as well as solar converters, electric vehicles and hybrid cars. Thus, the whole assembly itself becomes smaller and more light weighted.

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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. The availability of DC fast charging from multiple networks is only the case in a handful of markets in the US. Electrify America.

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SAIC showcases battery-electric Maxus EV80 van range at IAA

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The light commercial vehicle manufacturer, a subsidiary of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer SAIC Motor, is also announcing LeasePlan as its exclusive partner in Europe, as it prepares for its full brand launch in 2019. Charging time is just two hours while using a DC charger.

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Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

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The cabin is free of even slight audible cues of earlier electric drives (light whining, fan noise, etc.). BluePower energy comes exclusively from hydro-electric generating plants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. kW on-board charger works with the CCS (Combined Charging System) for DC fast charging. An available 7.2

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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In doing so the power electronics convert the direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC) and use this to drive the motor. Via a DC/DC converter it also supplies the vehicle’s circuitry with voltage of 12 V. can also be prepared for the combined charging system (CCS) using a DC power supply.