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Honda E:Ny1 Debuts in Europe

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Honda raised the curtain for its second all-electric model for the European market this week. Though it is supposed to recoup energy relatively swiftly with DC fast charging — getting the battery from 10 to 80 percent in a claimed 45 minutes. Honda’s design team has been on a roll of late, providing tastefully handsome models.

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Ongoing market rollout for SAE hydrogen fueling standards

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BMW-Toyota, Daimler-Ford-Nissan, and Honda-GM. Schneider noted that the H 2 fueling standardization activities at both SAE and the ISO have taken lessons learned from experience with AC and DC charging standards and harmonized the hydrogen nozzle-receptacle coupling connection. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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This report was written and compiled by Sandra Curtin and Jennifer Gangi of Fuel Cells 2000, an activity of Breakthrough Technologies Institute in Washington, DC. The number of fuel cell units manufactured in Asia continued to grow steadily, rising from about 13,500 units in 2011 to roughly 22,000 units in 2012. in Washington, D.C.

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EV News: Springing ahead

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VinFast New EV from Asia! Starbucks will install DC Fast chargers at locations along this route. EV Chargers Energy boost Starbucks will be partnering with Chargepoint and Volvo to install DC Fast chargers at Starbucks locations along a route from Denver to Seattle. From Jeep to Volvo to Kia to Starbucks. VinFast SUV.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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Noting that higher voltage (42V) batteries were tried—and failed—more than a decade ago, Pike said that at that time, converting all onboard electronics to the higher voltage was viewed as impractical, and the cost of DC-to-DC converters was prohibitive. Germany leads Europe’s PEV growth. In Europe, 22.7 roaming).

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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