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ACEA report finds growth of charging points not keeping pace with rising demand for electric vehicles in Europe

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A new report by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) shows that despite strong growth, the available charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the EU still falls far below what is needed, and remains unevenly distributed across member states. of new van sales were alternatively-powered last year.

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40,000 pre-built charging piles in North America, the status quo of charging piles in Europe, America and Japan

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Not long ago , National 11 long holiday “ Highway charging queue 4 Hours ” Caused a lot of discussion. With the vigorous development of new energy vehicles all over the world ,“ Add charging pile ” It seems that a consensus has been reached at home and abroad. Charging is not convenient , Many consumers will not buy electric cars.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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Among the oil companies breaking through the siege of new energy vehicles, the international giant Total Energy has found a suitable breakthrough: charging piles. In fact, this is not the first time that Total Energy has set foot in the charging pile business in China. Total Energy’s first independent charging station in Wuhan.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. of total EU car sales in 2017. percentage points between 2014 and 2017.

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Peugeot Signs EV Partnership LOIs with Veolia and Greenwheels; Peugeot and Greenwheels Join the European EVA Project

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Peugeot and Greenwheels also will join the European EVA (Electric Vehicles for Advanced Cities) project, a consortium that brings together more than 20 European cities, automobile manufacturers and electricity suppliers from many countries, as well as research institutes. —Gijs Van Lookeren, Campaign manager for Greenwheels.

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Bain: Germany’s goal of 1M electric cars by 2020 is unattainable; fewer than 50,000 units on road by end of this year

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In terms of international electric car market share, Germany with 0.6% (as of 1Q 2015) is far behind Norway (33.1%) and the Netherlands (5.7%). Bain suggests several key areas for action for manufacturers to prepare for and to support what the company sees as an inevitable transition to electromobility: Further develop battery technology.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Trucks are a key enabler of global economic activity and play an essential role in delivering goods or commodities across every point of the economic value chain, from production to sale. Some of the potential for systemic improvements can be realized by individual operators alone, but the better the system is designed (i.e.

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