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Fast EV charging stations to be installed up and down motorways by 2025

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The EU Parliament has enacted a law that by 2025, EV fast charging stations will be installed across all significant transport corridors. This initiative is perfectly aligned with the EU’s commitment to adhere to the Paris Climate Agreement, and we wholeheartedly believe it will transform the landscape of the automobile industry.

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Québec moves forward with a zero-emission vehicle standard

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Automakers that sell or lease a yearly average of more than 4,500 new vehicles (all light models combined) will be subject to the ZEV standard. The target will be calculated by applying a percentage to the total number of light vehicles each manufacturer sells in Québec.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Alec Brooks The AC Propulsion experiment thus became an obscure footnote in the tortuous saga of the green automobile. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion.

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Ukrainian Military Use High-powered E-Bikes to Combat Russian Invaders

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They’re especially damaging in combat scenarios when stealth is crucial, as they may rapidly give you away to your opponents. To increase their fighting power, Ukrainian defenders have adapted motorbikes to carry NLAW rockets or Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapons. Stealth Mode On. Indian Army Plans to Go EV.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The plant, formerly the Michigan Truck Plant and the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957. Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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Brands within the Volkswagen Group have been rolling out modular component matrices, or assembly toolkits, for their light-duty vehicles over the past few years. Since January 2016, the MEB has been under the direction of Christian Senger, who was previously in charge of Automotive Systems and Technology at Continental AG.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Hinze is the engineer in charge of the rollout of the e-Golf and e-up!). As the number two OEM in the automobile business in the world, it only makes sense for us if we see a certain volume behind it. The Golf offers the CCS charging system, enabling both AC and DC fast charging. per 1,000 (Golf BlueMotion) to 6.5

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