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European Parliament and Council reach informal agreement on clean fuels infrastructure

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EU countries will have to draw up plans including targets for the number of recharging and refueling stations provided so that electric cars and cars using compressed natural gas (CNG) can circulate freely within EU cities. The new EU rules will seek to reduce the EU transport sector’s dependence on oil and curb its climate impact.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from. Road Test: 2020 Kia Niro PHEV. The XC90 is designed to haul.

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First Solaris electric buses in service in Pozna?; 21 total

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The two-segment buses will be delivered first, while completion of the entire contract is scheduled for February 2020. Energy storage will be adapted to fast and frequent recharging using high charging power of up to 560 kW. Energy storage will be adapted to fast and frequent recharging using high charging power of up to 560 kW.

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Fujitsu and RESC collaborate on infrastructure to support electric scooters; consolidated cloud-based management of battery information

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will collaborate in developing an infrastructure system that integrates the fields of information and communications technology (ICT) and energy to support electromobility. This will make it possible to monitor travel-related information, such as road traffic and vehicle statistics.

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EV Life Product Updates – August 2020

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No need to spend countless hours cobbling together information across multiple websites and car dealerships. See how your EV would recharge on your next road trip. Here’s a quick update on everything we’ve added this month. EV Life makes it easier to find and finance your electric car. Public Charging. Calculate Your Range.

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UCSD team suggests building more fast-charging stations based on study of pandemic impact on EV charging

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Their recommendation is based on their study of charging patterns for electric vehicles on the UCSD campus from early January to late May of 2020, after the university moved most of its operations online. Specifically, researchers found that from 11 March to 20 May 2020: Charging on the main campus dropped by 84% from pre-pandemic levels.

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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. of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020. —“CARS 2020”.