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Better Place, China Southern Grid sign strategic agreement on battery switching; Guangzhou accord to encourage production of EVs with switchable batteries

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Better Place and China Southern Power Grid Co. CSG) signed a strategic agreement calling for the companies to open a battery switch station and joint education center in Guangzhou before the end of the year, while working to formalize a joint-venture partnership. —China Southern Grid Chairman Zhao Jianguo.

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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric will collaborate to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles. PGE is partnering with state and local government, higher education, the automobile industry, and businesses to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure in Oregon.

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goEgoNetwork raises $2 million in seed funding for EV charging infrastructure 

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Bagla said, “EVs are not just about disrupting the internal combustion engine automobile industry but are part of the larger disruption in energy and transportation, which are witnessing a considerable shift towards green technology solutions.”. The seed round is funded by Bagla Group, Global Innovation Labs and Fintech at ING Bank.

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How Lindstrom is making EV cell manufacturing safer via its workwear | Autocar Professional

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To mitigate problems such as these for the electric vehicle industry, Finland-based Lindstrom has begun offering specialised uniforms that come with carbon filaments in the fabrics. The carbon filaments help distribute static charges across the fabric grid, preventing the charges from passing through.

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. The report identifies insights about the choice of charging infrastructure in each region that will both maximize benefits to consumers (thus helping to drive EV adoption) and maximize benefits to the grid from greater EV use. —“Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”.

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Johnson Controls to supply AGM batteries to Chery Jaguar Land Rover in China; introducing 48V micro hybrid system

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Separately, the company will debut to the China market its 48-volt Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module ( earlier post ) at the 15 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2013). The company has now introduced the Micro Hybrid battery to the North American, European and Chinese markets.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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At the recent Siemens Energiewende-Dialog (Energy Transition Dialogue) in Berlin, the company presented a three-point plan with specific proposals for the cost-efficient implementation of the Energiewende in Germany. The country should give greater priority to high-efficiency combined cycle power plants and wind power, the company suggests.

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