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ABB E-mobility opens its largest DC fast charger production facility in Italy

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ABB E-mobility has opened its largest DC fast charger production site to date: the E-mobility Center of Excellence in Valdarno, Tuscany. The full range of ABB DC charging solutions will be produced at the site, supporting the electrification of all transport sectors.

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Honda opens Smart Home US in California; produces more energy than it consumes; direct DC-DC EV charging

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The system will also enable Honda to evaluate the second life, or re-use, of EV batteries in grid applications, home-to-grid (H2G) connectivity and other concepts. This type of smart grid connectivity will enable the mass deployment of electric vehicles and renewable energy without sacrificing grid reliability, Honda suggests.

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Yamaha and Sumitomo demo on-board thermoelectric generator for CO2 reduction

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a Sumitomo Corporation Group company, jointly demonstrated a new waste heat recovery system based on a thermoelectric generator (TEG), which generates electrical power via exhaust gas heat. Yamaha Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation Power & Mobility Co., The main engine cooling circuit was branched and extended to TEG unit.

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NC State team develop medium voltage fast charger; up to 350 kW in next version

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Researchers at North Carolina State University have built an electric vehicle fast charger that is at least 10 times smaller than existing systems and wastes 60% less power during the charging process, without sacrificing the charging time. of the power is used to charge the vehicle, rather than being wasted as heat.

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Sprint CEO introduces new partners for Machine-to-Machine Connected Transportation initiative

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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse highlighted the company’s machine-to-machine (M2M) Connected Transportation initiative in a keynote address to the Detroit Economic Club, including the introduction of new partnerships. At Sprint, our vision goes beyond connecting millions of cars. —Dan Hesse.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

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Battling a non-compliant DC charger somewhere in rural France This means any public charger I want to use, I’ll need to register with each individual company. All of this wastes time. We drive out of our way to reach a fast DC charger. Then it refuses to DC charge. Why’s the car not accepting DC charge?

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Seven-Eleven Japan, Toyota launching next-gen convenience store project in 2019; fuel cell trucks and generators

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The Seven & i Group is currently addressing five key issues, one of them being non-wasteful usage of products, ingredients and energy. End-of-life 10 kWh packs from hybrid vehicles will be used as rechargeable batteries; multiple units can be connected. Input/output during charging is AC 200V, 5 kW/DC 50?450

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