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Lux: plug-in vehicle battery market to hit $10B in 2020; 6 carmakers = 90% of demand; VW to show most growth

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Led by Tesla, China’s BYD, and Volkswagen, the battery market for plug-in vehicles will rise to $10 billion in 2020, with electric vehicles (EV) emerging as the drivetrain of choice, according to a new forecast by Lux Research. —Chris Robinson, Lux Research Associate and lead author.

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Lotus shares ‘record-breaking’ Emeya charging time that is as fast as the all-electric hyper GT

Baua Electric

For charging in the Asian market, P3’s results put the Emeya as the fastest-charging EV, besting some big names in global models, including the Mercedes EQS, BMW i7, Tesla Model Y , Genesis G80, Xpeng G9, Hyundai IONIQ 6 , NIO ET5, and BYD Atto 3.

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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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The analysis, which compares national data on the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) with GDP per capita, shows that the market share of ECVs is close to 0% in countries with a GDP below €18,000 (~US$21,000), while it is no more than 0.75% in half of all EU member states. percentage points between 2014 and 2017.

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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. Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche and BMW have similar initiatives. In Europe, BMW, Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler are even working together to build a network of 400 fast-charging stations.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. FERC 2222 is saying that any behind-the-meter storage solution needs to be able to access the spot market, including ancillary services like frequency regulation, which are essential services to keep the grid balanced.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD

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Ready to run with the best With a top speed of 117 mph, the AWD version is close to the performance BMW i4 M50 we recently tested. In looking at the current crop of new EVs on the market today, it ranks in the top BEVs along with the Ford Mustang Mach-E, VW ID4 and the Tesla Model Y. Light Short Range) – ~3.4

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

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With the E-GMP platform, the EV6 is in the top tier of all BEVs on the market today with its 800-volt charging architecture that can take full advantage of 350 kW fast chargers. It’s not the fastest EV on the market today, but it’s no slouch. The Wind and GT-Line versions also have decent towing capacity of 2,300 lbs.

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