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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

Green Car Congress

The all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge is available online via volvocars.com in select markets across Europe as of this week. Like the XC40 Recharge electric compact SUV, the C40 Recharge comes with an infotainment systems jointly developed with Google and based on the Android operating system. of total Volvo Car USA sales.

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Volvo Cars says early demand for fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD is strong

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. Production and the first customer deliveries of the XC40 Recharge P8 are scheduled to begin later this year.

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Four Benefits of EV Charging for Hospitality

Blink Charging

EV sales are trending upward, which means that more and more drivers are going to be showing up to hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and other locations expecting to charge their vehicles as they recharge themselves. Now is the time to install EV chargers.

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Renault and ADA launch the ‘Moov’in.Paris by Renault’ application; car-sharing for EVs

Green Car Congress

The Moov’in.Paris application is available for download from the Apple Store and Google Play. Drivers will be able to book a vehicle as soon as they are put into service in October. It will also carry out the removal, recharging, cleaning and repositioning of electric vehicles.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. The circuit that you put in for a dedicated what we call Level Two charging station, working at 240 volts, which gives you that 3 to 6 hour complete battery recharge—the circuit you want it probably at 50 amps. And otherwise, it's a single shot.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. The circuit that you put in for a dedicated what we call Level Two charging station, working at 240 volts, which gives you that 3 to 6 hour complete battery recharge—the circuit you want it probably at 50 amps. And otherwise, it's a single shot.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

Plug Me In

I tried to make a reservation in advance, but alas, it was fully booked. Booking train tickets for international trips is not always easy. By the way, I travelled on an Interrail pass, and their app also made it easy to find routes and book tickets. This is the only aspect of this journey that, in my opinion, could be improved.