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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

will need as many as 235,000 fast EV chargers to meet demand — up from about 47,000 chargers that are available today. The more that open networks are available, the lower the barrier to entry is for consumers who are on the fence about going electric. Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche and BMW have similar initiatives.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Stuttgart may not boast of Degas or Monet, but its prominent names are perhaps even more famous than Paris’ painters: Mercedes–Benz and Porsche. Their gleaming galleries feature many historic and influential cars, almost all of them powered by petroleum-fueled internal combustion (IC) engines.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

Clean Fleet Report

Kia has been one of the leaders in value-priced EVs over the last few years, but their offerings had been based on vehicles that started life as conventional internal combustion cars. In the range topping GT-Line AWD model, it’s got Porsche-level performance of 0-60 in 4.6 The Kia EV6 is a strong contender. What Is the EV6?

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

Underscoring the corporate commitment, Porsche’s head of e-mobility sat in on and endorsed QuantumScape’s announcement. Volkswagen is also working with Swedish batterymaker Northvolt AB , which has also had investments from BMW. Ford and BMW have invested in the solid state battery start-up Solid Power.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. There are trucks and buses being converted commercially today. So most people who drive BEVs will need to have available an additional conventional gasoline vehicle for long distance travel.

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