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BorgWarner acquires Italy-based EV charging industry

Baua Electric

The do business in improves BorgWarner’s capacity in generating 400- and 800-volt on-board chargers suitable with diverse regional electrical grid permutations, presen additionally bringing high-frequency DC/DC converter era to its choices. The corporate has spent just about $140 million in R&D over the latter 5 years.

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Road Test: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4matic

Clean Fleet Report

A 240 volt/32 amp home charger will take 9.25 When coasting or braking it converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. Has the gauntlet been dropped loud enough at the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Stuttgart to be heard in America, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and Italy? kW charger. Stay tuned.

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Driven: Fiat 500e La Prima EV

EV Central

It was the best-selling EV in Italy in 2022. Surprisingly, that price means the Fiat will be less costly in Australia than Italy, where it’s manufactured. Convert the €38,650 Italian price to Australian dollars, using the current exchange rate, and you’ll find that number translates to almost $62,400.

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News: 2024 Fiat 500e Introduced

Clean Fleet Report

The in-city range increase comes from regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. As of now a convertible 500e has not been announced. But that bumps to 162 AER in the city, where Fiat says the 500e will be mostly used.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

German energy firm RWE has stated that a cadre of respected automakers and energy firms have all come together in agreement on a three-point, 400-volt plug that will enable electric cars the world over to be recharged anywhere, regardless of which recharging station they stop at.