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Electrify America, Mercedes-Benz USA announce two years of complimentary nationwide fast charging for all-electric EQS

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Furthermore, Electrify America and Daimler AG are providing drivers with Plug & Charge functionality per the ISO15118 standard, enabling EQS drivers with an activated Mercedes me Charge account to start a session and receive complimentary charging simply by connecting the Electrify America High Power DC charger, simply by plugging in.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources. Eaton Corporation, DC Wide Bandgap Static Circuit Breaker – $3,760,000.

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AMPLY Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions collaborate on bus fleet electrification and solar-powered overhead charging

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PIDE Canopy Mount connecting to BYD bus. The demonstration used a BYD K9 transit bus, equipped with overhead charging, and a Schunk Transit Systems SLS 301 pantograph DC fast charger. The PIDE Mount and overhead charging solar canopy are available today. —Vic Shao, CEO of AMPLY Power.

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Lucid Motors says Lucid Air to be the fastest charging EV yet; 900V+ architecture, up to 20 miles/minute charging

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The Lucid Air charging capabilities will include: DC fast charging at up to 20 miles per minute, with a peak charging rate of more than 300kW. By teaming with Electrify America, Lucid Air owners who take US delivery will be offered three years of complimentary charging at speeds faster than any other production car available today.

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Electrify America introduces Plug&Charge payment technology to its charging network

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This technology is now available on all Electrify America chargers across the US in advance of the anticipated arrival in the coming months of Plug&Charge-capable EVs, including the 2021 models of the Porsche Taycan, Ford Mustang Mach-E and Lucid Air. Electrify America is the first company to offer this service to multiple automakers.

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Infineon launches next gen AURIX hexa-core microcontroller for automotive applications; 3x more performance than current

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The TC3xx microcontrollers offer the highest level of integration on the market and real-time performance that is three times higher than that available today. Specifically hybrid domain control, inverter control, battery management, and DC-DC converters will benefit from the new architecture.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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Perfect for a first-mile-last-mile connection, the user either pays for rental time or distance traveled, whichever is less expensive. This future-proof charging technology will meet the needs of all electric vehicles available today and the advanced EVs expected as early as 2020. mile “Home Zone.”