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Electrify America, Kia Motors America offer DC fast charging plan for Kia Niro EV drivers

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Electrify America announced an agreement with Kia Motors America to offer Kia Select, a new charging program with optimized pricing for the Kia Niro electric vehicle (EV) model on Electrify America’s direct current (DC) fast charging network. The program also waives session fees and has no subscription fees for participants.

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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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For their statistical analyses, the researchers made use of anonymized data that vehicle drivers had voluntarily reported to online portals such as Spritmonitor in Germany and MyMPG in the United States. Statistically, private users of vehicles in Germany re-charge their plug-in hybrid vehicle only on three out of four days.

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Rivian adopts Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS)

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In a recent announcement, electric vehicle maker Rivian announced that it had reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its vehicles. Rivian’s future R1 vehicles, starting in 2025, as well as the upcoming R2 platform, would directly incorporate NACS charge ports.

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Ford wants more dealers involved in EV sales

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“What we’re finding is more dealers want to be involved in it, and we don’t want to be exclusive to just a handful. Recently, Ford held meetings with dealers across the United States. They were required to install at least two high-powered DC fast chargers and a Level 2 charging station.

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Volvo adopts Tesla’s NACS Connector for EVs

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Volvo said today that it would adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), opting to use the connector for its electric vehicles. The announcement makes Volvo the latest major automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging connector. Soon thereafter, General Motors made the decision to adopt NACS, with Rivian following.

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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

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billion over the next five years in the North American region (NAR) (Canada, Mexico, United States) to boost its product portfolio, regional R&D and manufacturing capabilities. Beyond supply, Volkswagen is expanding its battery know-how in the United States. Volkswagen will commit $7.1 Assembly of the ID.4 4 this year.

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Hyundai commits to fulfilling electrification strategy despite hybrid appeal

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It is getting to the point where consumers are more prone to hybrid powertrains because they worry about the dependability, growth, and availability of the EV charging infrastructure. They’re even revising investment strategies and pulling back EV efforts in favor of hybrids. Hyundai is one of these companies.

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