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27 Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell trucks entering fleet service in Germany; funding from BMDV

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The funding is available for battery, fuel cell and (overhead line) hybrid electric vehicles, corresponding to refueling/charging infrastructure and related feasibility studies. billion available until 2024 to purchase eco-friendly commercial vehicles. The maximum driving range is 400 km per charge.

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Ansys releases pre-lockdown global survey on vehicle electrification

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US respondents are split when it comes to when they’ll consider purchasing an EV. Americans cite too few charging points and too high upfront cost as the leading barriers to buying an electric vehicle. In India and China, 89% and 85% of respective respondents reported thinking about emissions when traveling.

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Pike Research ranks ChargePoint, DBT as top EV charging equipment supply companies

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In a new Pike Pulse report , Pike evaluates 14 electric vehicle charging equipment manufacturers, and ranks ChargePoint (formerly Coulomb Technologies) and DBT as Leaders as a result of their range of feature-rich EVSE offerings, current market share, geographic reach, and vision for competing successfully in the next phase of the EVSE market.

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ABB charges into the future with Formula E

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Charged attended the New York City E-Prix in July, and spoke with several execs from EV infrastructure powerhouse ABB. A lot of what we do with Formula E, we’ll pull the lessons learned and the improvements to our mass-market chargers or equipment,” ABB Global E-Mobility Executive Stephanie Medeiros told Charged.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Without a driveway and a garage, how can I set up charging at home? Will we have a universal standard for charging? What exactly is fast charging? What would my experience be like finding charging stations, and then what will it be like when I get there? And so that's what we call "DC fast charging."

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Glencore to pay >$1.1B to resolve government’s investigation into bribery and commodity and price manipulation

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both part of the multi-national commodity trading and mining firm headquartered in Switzerland, agreed to pay more than $1.1 For example, in Nigeria, Glencore and Glencore’s UK subsidiaries entered into multiple agreements to purchase crude oil and refined petroleum products from Nigeria’s state-owned and state-controlled oil company.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Without a driveway and a garage, how can I set up charging at home? Will we have a universal standard for charging? What exactly is fast charging? What would my experience be like finding charging stations, and then what will it be like when I get there? And so that's what we call "DC fast charging."