Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2012

ABB has entered the US market for electric vehicle charging solutions with the launch of its Terra 51 direct current (DC) charger. The Terra 51 is CHAdeMO-certified and services all DC fast-charge capable cars that are currently on the market. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In Germany, the FastCharge research consortium ( earlier post ) has presented a prototype for a charging station with an output of up to 450 kW in Jettingen-Scheppach, located near the A8 motorway between Ulm and Augsburg. Initiated in July 2016, the Fast Charge research project has received €7.8 million (US$8.9

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

ABB launched the Terra 53 , the first 50 kW CCS (Combined Charging System) DC fast charging station compliant with BMW i3, Volkswagen e-up! The Terra 53 C is the first product configuration from a family of DC charging stations supporting the CCS standard. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is making a total of €500 million available by the end of 2025 for the further development of the public charging infrastructure in Germany. The aim is to set up a total of at least 50,000 charging points (of which at least 20,000 are fast charging points).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

This 50 kW DC fast charging station meets both SAE Combo and CHAdeMO standards for battery electric vehicles. ABB was the first manufacturer in the world to meet both standards, launching the harmonized product in Europe last spring.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2020

ABB’s charging systems can charge any electric vehicle (EV) battery at up to 920 VDC, enabling faster charge times and greater commercial fleet utilization for this project. All ABB charging systems are equipped with connectivity for remote monitoring, diagnostics and upgrades. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Australia-based Tritium, a global provider of electric vehicle (EV) DC fast charging technology, has launched its Plug and Charge solution, the first of its kind in the world available to the market. It’s going to be as simple as how we charge our phones, but with the added benefit of charging our bank accounts at the same time.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The standards-based Autocharge feature enables automatic authorization for EV charging sessions, offering drivers an easy ‘plug in and walk away’ user experience. After a first-time registration by the charging station operator, all chargers in their network will instantly recognize a customer’s vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2018

The production version of the Audi e-tron prototype is the first car on the market that can charge at charging stations with up to 150 kW. By the end of 2018, there will be nearly 200 of these high-power charging (HPC) stations with six charging points each in the Ionity network. mi) in the WLTP driving cycle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

Tesla is opening new Supercharger locations connecting the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. As of today, 81 Supercharger locations are energized worldwide, with 14 locations in Europe. In Germany, Superchargers connect Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich.

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Driivz

AUGUST 1, 2023

Easy access to charging infrastructure is a key enabler of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) and the European Automobile Manufacturing Association (ACEA) proposed the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in 2011. 1-phase AC connection. When was CCS developed? and Canada).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2013

ABB launched the Terra SmartConnect (SC), a direct-current (DC) charger specifically designed for convenient fast charging in commercial and office areas in North America. ABB introduced the cost-effective fast charger in Europe last year. The Terra SC can fully charge a current electric car in between 30 to 120 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2020

ABB was already commissioned in 2018 as technology partner to deliver 340 high-power chargers to IONITY and was the first to market in Europe with 350 kW chargers featuring liquid cooled cables. Such a high-power level can enable a charging speed of 200 kilometers in as little as 8 minutes.

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Setec Powerr

JULY 7, 2023

One surprising advantage that has emerged is the benefit of longer EV charging times for supermarkets and similar businesses. The Connection Between Charging Speed and Customer Dwell Time Electric vehicle charging stations, particularly DC fast chargers, come in various speeds and configurations.

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Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks are partnering to establish the first public electric vehicle charging network at numerous U.S. The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. ChargePoint has done incredible work expanding its EV network across Europe.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2020

ABB and AFC Energy are partnering to create the next generation of high power sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for grid-constrained locations. The collaboration between ABB and AFC Energy aims to support the delivery of the charging infrastructure required to meet this increasing demand.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

ABB has received another major order from energy supplier EnBW for the expansion of the charging column network on German highways. By the end of 2017, ABB will have delivered an additional 117 50 kW rapid-charging columns at the locations of service station operator Tank & Rast.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Charged : We’ve been covering your company for several years. What did you tell the folks in Sacramento?

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Charged EVs

MARCH 17, 2023

Some charging operators assume they need the highest-power DC chargers available, but it makes more sense to choose the right power levels for the use case of each specific charging site. Charged : When we started covering Tritium in 2011, the company was making a controller people used to build custom EVs.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Lotus Technology and NIO detailed plans to co-develop EV charging and battery swap technologies alongside wishes to create a unified battery standard system. In addition to all-electric supercars, Lotus Technology has introduced its own line of DC fast chargers that are liquid-cooled and can deliver rates up to 450 kW – no easy task.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Estonia has become the world’s first country to launch a nationwide fast-charging network for electric vehicles, using technology provided by ABB. The network of 165 web-connected direct current (DC) fast chargers, supplied and built by ABB, officially opened on Wednesday. The network. Click to enlarge.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Those vehicles are hungry for electrons, driving growth in charging stations and the infrastructure to support them. The beating heart of EV charging lies in the software and management systems that enable this dynamic market. EV charging software manages much more than just topping up the battery in an electric vehicle.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. A transmission network contains webs of connections, which create a reliable, redundant power-supply system of massive scale. system fragmented into about a dozen regions with limited connectivity between them.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Bradley & Associates, commissioned by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), examines key drivers of EV adoption in the US, Europe and China, with an emphasis on vehicle charging scenarios and infrastructure. Policies will play a key role here, the report notes.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2022

For the second year in a row, Charged has partnered with the global engineering and consulting firm umlaut to test and compare the user experience at the top DC fast charging networks and bring you the 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark. Charged : First of all, congratulations! The testing experts: umlaut.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

It can flash charge its battery in just 20 seconds as passengers board and disembark. Top: TOSA flash charging station in Davos. In addition, electric cars transporting attendees around Davos will be able to recharge their batteries at eight newly installed ABB fast-charging stations. Bottom: Close-up. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2013

The rapid chargers being deployed will be the first multi-standard units in public operation in Europe. The units are compatible with cars using 44kW DC CCS, 44 kW DC CHAdeMO or 43 kW AC systems. Estonia was the first country in the world to open a nationwide EV fast-charging network.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Thanks to pioneering new technology that circulates cooling liquid through the charging connecter to prevent overheating, the new Lotus ultra-fast Supercharger rival can recharge at a class-leading 480kW. Finally, there’s a Liquid-Cooled Charging Unit that bundles the Power Cabinets together tocharge up to four vehicles at once.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2016

European bus manufacturers Irizar, Solaris, VDL and Volvo have agreed to ensure the interoperability of electric buses with charging infrastructure provided by ABB, Heliox and Siemens. For overnight charging, the fast charging standard for cars (CCS) will be used as a base for the plug and for the communication.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2011

a provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure solutions focusing on direct current (DC) fast-charging stations and network charger software. Founded in 2005, Epyon is headquartered in Rijswijk, Netherlands, has an R&D center in Eindhoven and sales resources across Europe.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2017

As part of a research project into e-mobility and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charging in Slovakia, a Tritium Veefil-RT 50kW DC fast charger has been installed at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. All the Veefil-RT chargers are positioned along the Belgium motorway system, linking the country’s major cities.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for EV charging.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

That van, launched in 2014 as the Fiat Ducato, is sold under multiple brands in Europe and elsewhere—but in North America, the company’s truck brand is Ram (no, not Dodge). After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

The company has operations in 16 locations in Asia, Europe, and North America, with a global workforce of more than 400 employees. Using Octillion’s battery management system (BMS), Caspian packs can be connected in parallel without need for a junction box. Octillion’s 660-volt/88.9-kWh kWh Caspian?

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

With bidirectional EV charging, you can actually make money from your EV, among other exciting benefits. This is a common issue for many EV owners approaching the charging world. This article is your lighthouse: it will give you some background on what bidirectional EV charging means and how it works. But how does this work?

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2023

Sure, it’d be a gamble fraught with charging uncertainty. But Europe’s embraced EVs faster and more enthusiastically than we Aussies, so surely the charging infrastructure is more commonplace, reliable, cheaper and efficient? A stuck charging cable. Holiday days planned around EV charging.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2011

ABB has delivered and installed Austria’s first network of direct current (DC) fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). Vorarlberger Kraftwerke AG (VKW), a unit of Austrian utility illwerke vkw, will operate the charging network as part of its VLOTTE project. CHAdeMO standard; it offers one 50 kW max connection.

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