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Porsche and Frauscher developing electric sports boat; PPE drive technology

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Porsche and the Frauscher Shipyard in Austria are developing an electric yacht—the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air—that is intended to set standards on the water with its typical Porsche E-Performance. With the 800-volt technology from Porsche, the electric boat can be charged at DC fast-charging stations.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

Charged EVs

For the second year in a row, Charged has partnered with the global engineering and consulting firm umlaut to test and compare the user experience at the top DC fast charging networks and bring you the 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark. Its methodology is respected as the de facto industry standard.

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Pre-series-production eActros 300 Tractor drives 3,000 km from Germany to Turkey for testing

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Test engineers chose a route across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria for the trip. With regard to the electric drive, for example, the functionality of the range forecast, recuperation and flawless connectivity with charging stations abroad were important aspects.

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2020 EV Charging Infrastructure Best-in-Test: Rating the DC fast charging user experience

Charged EVs

If EVs are to replace fossil-fuel vehicles, they need to be able to make long highway trips, which means that DC fast charging needs to be reliable, convenient, affordable and ubiquitous. umlaut tested three locations for each of five different charging network operators: Electrify America, EVgo, ChargePoint, EV Connect and Greenlots.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

So we have a clutch that connects to a huge flywheel. The motor is a 4 kW brush DC motor. ARAI homologation work is going on - but electric tractor standards are still WIP at ARAI. My friend Mukesh informed me that Escorts has also got Austria based AVL to design and manufacture two electric prototypes for them.

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SAIC showcases battery-electric Maxus EV80 van range at IAA

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Featuring newly-enhanced styling for the exterior and interior, the new EV80s are displayed in chassis-cab, standard panel van, high panel van, and wheelchair-accessible formats, highlighting the practicality and extensive versatility demanded by fleet operators. Charging time is just two hours while using a DC charger.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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In doing so the power electronics convert the direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC) and use this to drive the motor. Via a DC/DC converter it also supplies the vehicle’s circuitry with voltage of 12 V. The connection to the lithium-ion battery is established via two traction cables.