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Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

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BMW also had an i3 research vehicle at the inauguration. The industrial consortium includes automotive manufacturers the BMW Group and Dr. Ing. Porsche AG, as well as operators Allego GmbH, Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH (charging technology) and Siemens AG (electrical engineering). million (US$8.9

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Billionaire Brings Tesla Autopilot Rebuke

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O’Dowd: I was in a [Tesla] car, as a passenger, testing on a country road, and a BMW approached. Then it expanded into Phoenix, also relatively easy. The power grid is important, maybe the most important, but it’s difficult to prove to people it’s vulnerable. That’s when you founded the Dawn Project.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

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For WPT [wireless power transfer], essentially the customer does not have to do anything except park the vehicle in the right spot. The taskforce has taken recommendations from JARI and developed a draft concept of charging categories per power level, static charging (e.g., —Jesse Schneider, Chair SAE J2954. Source: J2954.

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U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

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10 11 kg with no size changes)—the equivalent to adding three to ten coal-fired power plants to the electricity grid each year. The model allows BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and VW to violate the standard and pay the legally required penalties. 10 11 –5.17×10 standards even if it is more profitable to violate them.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

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A charging hub for heavy-duty vehicles requires a tremendous amount of power, and local utilities can take years to install new electrical service. Part of Zeem’s competitive advantage is that it has secured access to plenty of power in a prime location near LAX. How much power do you have? At the time, there were eleven OEMs.