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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. social impacts of restructuring. The important role.

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Plug In America earns EV Adoption Leadership (EVAL) Bronze certification

Plug in America

We’re excited to share that Plug In America has achieved EVAL Bronze certification. This certification recognizes our efforts to provide employee EV incentives and our creativity in designing and developing partnerships that advance access to EV charging and zero-emissions transportation. will need 1.3 With this in mind, the U.S.

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Everything You Need to Know about Autocharge

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Unlike traditional EV charging, Autocharge technology allows a driver to simply connect a charging cable to an EV to start charging — without any additional steps. Autocharge works with most (but not all) EVs that accept a Combined Charging System (CCS) connector and support CCS two-way vehicle-to-charger communications.

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Get Electric Vehicle

We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry. The industry is trying to come up with more energy-intensive power sources. The electric vehicle industry is opening various doors in both government and private sectors. In India, EV sales surpassed 300,000 units in 2021.

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Electric Scooter Fires : OLA Electric, PURE EV | Industry & Media Responsibility

Plug In India

We’re investigating this and will fix it. We adhere to the highest safety standards through rigorous internal testing as well as special phase change materials being implemented in our battery packs to avoid rapid fire/blast kind of scenarios. Do media, industry and people even care about these? Safety is top priority.

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Aston Martin reveals production-ready Rapide E EV at Shanghai

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liter V12, gearbox and fuel tank were located, with the 800V system allowing for more efficient charging and greatly improved thermal characteristics over existing electrical architectures. However, the car’s 800V high-voltage battery system enables faster charging of 3101.2 This bespoke battery pack lies where the original 6.0-liter

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EV’s catching fire: Possible Reasons For Failure Of Battery Packs

Electric Vehicles India

A scooter’s rechargeable battery pack is the major cause of a fire, and most electric two-wheelers today use lithium-ion batteries since they’re lightweight and relatively inexpensive. It does not mean that these batteries are unsafe, but a number of failures are bound to happen in an industry that is still in the early.