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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

Green Car Congress

kW or DC fast charging at 50 kW. Freewire says it is developing a 120 kW fast charging solution that will add 480 miles of range in 1 hour. It focuses its investments on strategic technology trends transforming the auto industry, such as artificial intelligence, electrification, autonomous drive and digital mobility services.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. My EV battery is warrantied for a minimum of 100K miles and eight years. There is so much to love about driving electric!

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137. BATTERY MANAGEMENT IS DISRUPTING THE VALUE CHAIN IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE CHANGING SUPPLY CHAIN — PART 2

Qnovo

We are in the midst of deep disruption to the auto industry. These include motors, transmissions, inverters, DC converters, on-board chargers, thermal management systems and, naturally, battery management systems (BMS). The entire supply chain feels the pressure to adapt to electrification. Then comes battery safety!

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on. feet) of torque.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

Of course, the lack of DC fast charging, at least at the time of reporting, will make longer journeys more or less impractical. Strom should take money from investors who are not from the auto industry. The car costs Rs 4.5 Lakhs for the 200 km variant. Strom also offers a 120 and 160 km variant.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

Originally rated at 124 miles of range, in 2020 the model received a range boost to 170 miles, and it remains on sale. Now, Hyundai has rebooted its EV efforts with a new platform that will spawn a whole range of EVs offering 250 miles or more of rated range. Its onboard AC charger operates at up to 10.9 A carmaker to watch.

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LDV eT60 confirmed as first electric ute for Oz as Chinese brand announces EV triple-play

EV Central

The Australian auto industry is at a crucial pivot point and embarking on a journey many countries commenced years ago. We’ve been talking to last-mile fleets, some government and energy utility customers … we’re holding deposits.”. The LDV eT60 electric ute can charge at up 80kW DC and 11kW. There is 7.4 There is 7.4

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