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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) and the European Automobile Manufacturing Association (ACEA) proposed the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in 2011. CCS2 is also used in Greenland, Iceland, South America, South Africa, Arabia, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Oceania, and Australia.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. The 2020 target was raised from 0.70 MWh per vehicle.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

EV Connect

South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. Europe Is Getting Organized In February 2021 , the European Union was advised by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association that binding targets should be set to have one million electric vehicle charging stations set up by 2024 and three million in place by 2029.