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Honda installs new bi-directional charging technology at European R&D center

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Honda has invested in advanced bi-directional charging technology at its European R&D site in Offenbach, Germany, which is helping to balance demand and store energy more efficiently across the facility. —Jörg Böttcher, Vice President of Honda R&D Europe. Earlier post.)

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Ongoing market rollout for SAE hydrogen fueling standards

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BMW-Toyota, Daimler-Ford-Nissan, and Honda-GM. The J2601 standard hydrogen fueling protocol was validated in the field with real FCEVs and hydrogen stations in Europe (Denmark, Germany), North America (US), and Asia (Japan) by five original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Most recently, Toyota announced that its fuel cell sedan would also be available in the UK, USA, Germany and Denmark during the summer of 2015.

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Report: VW invests in novel energy storage company QuantumScape and its solid-state “All Electron Battery”

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Volkswagen at this point is steadfastly returning official “No comments” to questions here in the US and in Germany about the veracity of the Bloomberg report. Because the technology relies on electrical energy stored as electrons rather than ions, small and light devices with high storage capacities are possible.

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40,000 pre-built charging piles in North America, the status quo of charging piles in Europe, America and Japan

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The public charging piles are concentrated in Germany ,France and the Netherlands , Some other EU countries don’t even have… Every 100 kilometers 1 A common charging pile. In order to achieve this goal , The European Commission requires Member States to speed up the construction of new energy vehicle infrastructure.

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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

The actual carbon fibers themselves are fabricated at Moses Lake, after which they’re flown to Germany, where they’re processed into lightweight fabrics in Wackersdorf. –> Germany x 3. All MegaCity cars will run solely on electricity stored in a 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. Early tests.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Volkswagen ID4 AWD

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For additional storage space, below the rear floor in the cargo area is a deep well for storing, among other things, the charging cord. What you will get with the ID4 AWD is better performance than any gasoline-powered compact crossover, such as a Nissan Rogue or Honda CR-V. cubic feet with the rear seat folded flat.