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Germany providing another €100M to subsidize private charging stations; €500M total

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Purchase and installation of the wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. We want more climate protection, more clean electric cars on our roads and more use of green electricity. Electrical connection. Necessary electrical installation work. —Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

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Rebates and tax credits to offset the up-front costs of buying and installing bidirectional charging equipment are also key. What’s more, it’s expected that other states will follow California’s lead in matters of climate protection and EV adoption. California has buying power behind its proposed V2G mandate to the EV industry.

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Volkswagen’s ID.3 debuts for the European market

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It has been externally provided with renewable energy generated by hydroelectric power stations since 2017. However, should CO 2 emissions be unavoidable along the supply chain, these will be compensated by investments in climate protection projects. With App-Connect, you can also connect the ID.3 Visually, ID.

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Audi & Hager Group investigating bidirectional charging at home

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As this proportion grows, however, the basic dilemma associated with these renewable energy sources remains: first, electricity cannot always be supplied when it is required and second, on sunny days and in high-wind conditions, there is often a lack of capacity for storing the energy generated.

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DLR and partners inaugurate largest solar-thermochemical H2 production plant

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The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), together with international project partners, has inaugurated the largest solar-chemical installation yet for the production of hydrogen. In the transport sector, hydrogen drives can make a significant contribution towards climate protection.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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The power electronics module is connected to the e-motor via the sort of yellow-and-orange 3-phase cable typical for electric vehicles. The connection to the lithium-ion battery is established via two traction cables. Via a DC/DC converter it also supplies the vehicle’s circuitry with voltage of 12 V. As with the smaller e-up!,