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Plug In America joins global alliance

Plug in America

Last week, 37 electric vehicle (EV) driver associations from 26 countries, including Plug In America, joined forces to create the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance, building a worldwide EV community. Like Plug In America, the Alliance is calling for every new light-duty passenger vehicle sold in their countries to have a plug by 2030.

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New BMW Brilliance engine plant with light metal foundry in China; high-voltage battery production to come

Green Car Congress

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. In addition to combustion engines, the new engine plant will also produce high-voltage batteries for future Plug-in Hybrid models. Light metal foundry.

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Porsche opens first Charging Lounge

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Further Porsche Charging Lounges are currently planned for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. All electric and plug-in hybrid models from Porsche can be supplied with electricity at chargers manufactured by South Tyrolean electronic specialist Alpitronic. Central billing is handled by Porsche.

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Jaguar unveils first all-electric production vehicle I-PACE

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A suite of smart range-optimizing technologies includes a battery pre-conditioning system—when plugged in the I-PACE will automatically raise (or lower) the temperature of its battery to maximize range ahead of driving away. Home charging with an AC wall box (7kW) will achieve the same state of charge in just over ten hours.

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase—last year by 42%. Since 1 September 2017, the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) has been introduced so that laboratory results better represent actual vehicle emissions on the road. g CO 2 /km).

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

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By contrast, average CO 2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles continued to fall in 2017, showing the largest annual decrease (7.7 Registrations of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles increased by 35%, comprising 0.8 % of new registrations. So far, only two EU Member States (Austria and Sweden) have reached the 10% target.

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

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Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. It’s a series plug-in hybrid like the Chevrolet Volt. That’s the point California and other states are mandating all new light-duty vehicles for sale must produce zero tailpipe emissions (ZEVs).

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