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Eaton shows a couple of innovative scalable EV charging solutions at CES – Charged EVs

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Electronics giant Eaton has broken some new ground in the EV charger segment, and the company is showing two innovative new charging systems at CES. Eaton’s Sai Murahari, EVCI Product Manager, showed Charged its EV Smart Breaker line of chargers, which combine an EV charger with a smart circuit breaker. kW of AC power at 32 amps.

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Mitsubishi Motors unveils North American spec i-MiEV at LA Show; expected MSRP of about $30,000

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unveiled its North American-spec i-MiEV at the LA Auto Show. Best Buy/Eaton Corporation Collaboration. Mitsubishi Motors is partnering with consumer electronics retailer Best Buy and Eaton Corporation on residential Level 2 charging systems. Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

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Volkswagen Group talks EV charging standards, electrification strategy

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One of approximately twenty VW Golf blue e-motion prototypes under test in the United States, with Eaton’s 50kW DC Quick Charger, at Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Laboratory, near San Francisco. The gathering marked the introduction of Eaton’s DC quick charger ( link ), one of which is now installed at ERL. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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The company displayed a plug-in hybrid crossover concept vehicle, called the PX-MiEV, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2009. Mitsubishi has selected Eaton as its EVSE supplier and Best Buy’s Geek Squad as its EVSE installer for the United States market.

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EPA finalizes strongest-ever truck rule to save billions in health & fuel costs

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This included a newly-formed industry group called the Heavy Duty Leadership Group , which called for rapid approval of a strong EPA rule, and each of its four participants – Ford, Cummins, BorgWarner and Eaton made statements praising the final rule that EPA adopted today. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Hydraulic Hybrid Systems and EMI Partner to Target Fleet Retrofit Market; First Retrofit Underway

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This system is designed and engineered to be installed in fourteen hours, including all controls and wiring harness, by a certified installer. The first prototype was displayed at the Denver Auto Show in April 2009. The truck is used for runway checks and plowing.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Advanced Vehicle Research Center; Auto Exposure LLC; Big Fish Advertising and Public Relations; MotorWeek; Sabre Engineering; Northeast Utilities. Purdue University.

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