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Kandi Vehicles signs LOI with China Aviation Lithium Battery Co., Ltd. to promote 20,000 EVs in Hangzhou

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The LOI signed by Kandi and CALB is to facilitate faster development of China’s electric vehicle industry and to secure Kandi and AVIC’s positions in the EV and lithium battery industries. The Hangzhou municipal government will provide financial subsidies and create supporting policies that are beneficial for the promotion of EVs.

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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. The Guangzhou accord calls for the municipal government to encourage local car manufacturers, such as Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group, to produce electric cars with switchable batteries. —China Southern Grid Chairman Zhao Jianguo.

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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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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford and PGE will work together to share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand for electric vehicles, as well as partner on consumer education outreach around electric vehicles.

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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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Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. This enables them to take part in an accounting process that ensures that the amount of gas that they put in their vehicle at the natural gas filling station is supplied to the grid by the Audi e-gas plant.

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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). Absorbent glass mat (AGM) technology uses a glass mat separator to maintain the electrolyte around the positive grid.