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ABB launches cost-effective 20kW DC fast charger for the Americas

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The Terra SC can fully charge a current electric car in between 30 to 120 minutes. Despite its focus on cost minimization, the Terra SC will be fully UL-listed, and comes standard with an outdoor-rated steel housing, a full-color, eight inch, intuitive touch-screen user interface and smart connectivity features.

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Univ. of Delaware and state partner on EV charging station project to support longer electric trips

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Delaware is setting up charging stations in a smart way, which is surprisingly more cost-effective than each electric car buyer getting a big battery. Electric vehicle drivers in Delaware have access to only a few public charging stations. —Prof.

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UK study concludes cumulative global sales of EVs could reach 30M units by 2050, or 1.5% of projected global car parc; decisive global action required

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of the global car parc (2 billion units) projected for then. For EVs to take off, conventional cars have to become less and less attractive—but in fact they’re still getting better, cheaper to buy, and cheaper to run, thanks to the same emissions legislation that seeks to privilege EVs. Can EVs truly contribute to grid balancing?

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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Possible reasons for this could include a lack of electrical supply voltage, the shift lever not being in “P”, the car not being parked properly over an inductive charging plate, or a fault in the charging system. Smartphone and smart watch as the car key. e-Station Guide. Intelligent networking and navigation.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But in recent months new players, including the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Daimler AG and battery maker Electrovaya , have come onto the scene as well — making China look more and more likely to give electric cars a strong push into the mass market. Plug-ins are slated to hit the Chinese market in earnest over the next few years.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

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On the other end of the spectrum, there were no announcements by electric car pioneer Mahindra Electric, in 2020. Their electric car launches were postponed to 2021. The electric motorcycle scene has disappointed. And 2020 was not good for Electric car fleet companies.

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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. There are clean ways to generate electricity.