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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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NSF awards Univ. of Maryland and Genovation $438K to develop novel hybrid energy storage system for EVs

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Genovation is designing automobiles that combine electric drive technology with very lightweight and aerodynamic frames and bodies. The Cd measure was made using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and will be confirmed using the University of Maryland’s wind tunnel. Founded in 2007 in Rockville, Md.,

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. According to its slogan— digital, flexible, green—it will set standards within the worldwide automobile production. The “Factory 56” is currently built in the Sindelfingen plant (Germany).

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? One of these components is the inverter, which changes direct current (DC) from the car’s batteries into alternating current (AC) to power its drive motor (Figure 1).

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Wireless Charging of EVs Being Tested

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The beauty of an automobile is that it is a seamless integration of all the scientific principles and engineering disciplines known to man. Wireless EV charging technology embedded in roadway pavement will be tested in Indiana, allowing automobiles to charge while driving. Electric vehicles are pushing this even more.

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Bombardier launches PrimoveCity for multi-modal stationary or mobile inductive charging of electric vehicles

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Magnetic shielding under the primary winding (magnetic layer) to prevent electromagnetic interference. These convert the DC supply voltage to the AC voltage used in the system. DC feed cables. They convert the magnetic field from the primary winding into alternating current. These supply power to the inverters.

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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

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He said the Group already had the broadest plug-in fleet in the automobile world. The Combined Charging System (CCS) enables charging with DC or AC electrical current. A full charge with DC electrical current at a charging column with an output of 150 kW takes just around 50 minutes. Audi e-tron quattro.

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