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Electrify America acquiring 30 Envision solar-powered EV charging stations for rural California

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The EV ARC 2020 is a transportable, solar-powered electric vehicle-charging infrastructure product. Electrify America will dispatch 30 standalone EV ARC 2020 stations to carefully selected areas in rural California. The units are built to withstand extreme weather—holding up against winds up to 120 mph and floods up to 9.5

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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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Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. Audi has previously collaborated with Arcadia in 2018 and 2020 to provide e-tron customers the opportunity to address a portion of their environmental impact as they transition to renewable energy.

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Electrify America launches 8 solar-powered EV charging stations in rural Fresno County

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Electrify America (EA), the largest open DC fast charging network in the US, is increasing access to sustainable electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure for rural Californians with the deployment of eight new solar-powered, off-grid charging stations across Fresno County. feet and can operate in the event of a blackout or power outage.

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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

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Winterkorn also announced that Group companies would introduce 20 more electric cars and plug-in hybrids by 2020—from compact cars to the next Phaeton and Audi A8. “ The Combined Charging System (CCS) enables charging with DC or AC electrical current. This is one example of the intensive development work in the wind tunnel.

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Wireless Charging of EVs Being Tested

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When current travels through the coils of wire in the base unit, they operate as main winding and generate a magnetic field. Wireless charging is achieved by treating this neighboring coil as a secondary winding and connecting it to a charging device. Without actually contacting the next coil, this field produces a current.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

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Picture this, sunshine, a gentle autumn breeze, rolling golden fields, narrow winding roads, and the sound of… silence! Charley traveled north at the end of September 2020 to meet with the myenergi family. We never thought we would see the day Harley Davidson brought out a quiet bike though, 2020 has been full of surprises!

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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The German federal government is targeting one million electric vehicles in Germany by 2020. More than 16% of Germany’s electrical needs are already covered by renewable energy sources, and plans are to extend this share to 30% by 2020. sunshine duration, wind strength). These vehicles must be operated sustainably—i.e.,

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