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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. Audi aims to achieve net CO 2 neutrality globally across the lifecycle of its vehicles by 2050. 2021 Audi e-tron.

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SCS Global Services, Electrify America and Verra announce first validation of carbon-offset project for EV chargers

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SCS Global Services (SCS), Electrify America and Verra announced the first validation of a carbon-offset project under a new methodology for electric vehicle (EV) charging systems.

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Toyota partners with ChargePoint for home and public charging

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For home charging, bZ4X customers will have the option to purchase a ChargePoint Home Flex Level 2 charger from participating Toyota dealerships or directly from ChargePoint online. ChargePoint also offers an extensive public network of Level 2 and Level 3 (DC fast) chargers, including roaming partner stations, across North America.

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NIO and Sinopec enter strategic partnership; launch of inaugural Gen2 battery swap station

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Over the next few years, Sinopec plans to deploy 5,000 battery charging and swapping stations. In March 2021, Nio announced that it had completed 2,000,000 battery swaps using its first-generation swapping stations.

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable. Rapid AC charging is necessary to eliminate range anxiety for commercial vehicles doing deliveries on variable routes or vehicles at construction sites where it is not possible to access DC charging.

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

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More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The latest IEA Outlook report asserts that global EV sales are set to remain “robust” in 2024, reaching around 17 million by the end of the year.

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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To keep those EVs powered up, there are 2,065 Level 2 chargers and 260 DC fast chargers in Con Edison’s service territory, more than 400 of them added in 2021. DC fast chargers provide 480 volts, offering 180 miles or more per hour of charging. Electrifying Con Edison’s Fleet of Vehicles.