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Porsche opens first Charging Lounge

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Porsche is planning to set up its own fast-charging stations offering a premium charging experience along Europe’s most important routes. As a pilot site, the first Porsche Charging Lounge has opened outside Bingen am Rhein. Further Porsche Charging Lounges are currently planned for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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This includes establishing CO 2 -based road charges, energy taxation based on the carbon and energy content of fuels, a sound CO 2 emissions pricing system and, most importantly, a dense network of charging and refueling infrastructure suitable for trucks. The newest trucks can be found in Austria (6.4 the EU fleet, with only 0.6%

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Electric trucks and buses show massive sales growth in Europe – Charged EVs

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It says 5% of light- and medium-duty trucks and 1% of heavy-duty trucks sold were electric. In Germany, Austria and Belgium, by contrast, diesel buses still made up 75% of new bus sales. The ICCT tells us that light- and medium-duty electric truck sales in Europe increased by 200% year-on-year in 2023.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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DB Schenker will use the all-electric light-duty trucks with an output of 129 kW and a payload of up to 3.2 The vehicles are charged simply overnight either with alternating current or direct current chargers depending on availability. Charging can be reduced to around 90 minutes if a high-speed charger is used.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. The REVA NXR. Click to enlarge.

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SAIC introduces large electric panel van in Europe: Maxus EV80

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SAIC Mobility Europe, a division of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, is introducing the Maxus light commercial vehicle brand. With a range of 200 km (124 miles) and charging time of just two hours, the Maxus EV80 is expected to be suited to businesses with typical usage cycles that incorporate predominantly urban routes.

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Volkswagen starts pre-booking for ID.3 EV in Europe; ID.3 1ST special edition

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Light and bi-color exterior and interior design; and. Up to that point, customers will be able to cancel their registration at any time without any charge, in which case the registration deposit will be immediately refunded. 3 will be Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the UK and Austria. Volkswagen is offering ID.3

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