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Volkswagen’s WeShare electric car-charing expands in Europe, fleet to increase to 8,400 EVs

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In all these cities, WeShare will be offering an all-electric fleet with a total of about 8,400 electric vehicles. In the other major cities in Germany, France, Spain and Italy, WeShare vehicles on offer will include Volkswagen’s e-Golf and e-up! One of the major challenges faced by WeShare in Berlin is battery charging.

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Stellantis explores battery swapping tech for EVs

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Stellantis partnered with Ample Establish to explore Modular Battery Swapping Technology for electric vehicles (EVs). Stellantis and Ample signed a binding agreement to deliver battery charging technology capable of recharging in less than five minutes. Ample and Stellantis’s first battery swapping stations will be located in Europe.

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Amazon orders more than 1,800 EVs from Mercedes-Benz Vans

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Mercedes-Benz Vans and Amazon announced the largest order for Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles to date: more than 1,800 battery-electric eVito and eSprinter from Mercedes-Benz Vans will be delivered to Amazon starting this year to be used across Europe. The battery-electric drive achieves max. eSprinter for Amazon.

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Iberdrola and bp to collaborate to accelerate EV fast charging infrastructure and green hydrogen production; up to €1B investment in charging

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Iberdrola and bp intend to form a strategic collaboration to expand fast EV public charging infrastructure significantly as well as to develop large-scale green hydrogen production hubs in Spain, Portugal and the UK. Accelerating EV fast charging. The companies are also looking at options to jointly serve EV customers in the UK.

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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

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As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus is sending a fleet of demo e-buses to customers in five European countries this year. The fleet comprises 15 test vehicles, which will be deployed as part of everyday operations. The energy for this comes from the modular batteries with 640 kWh of installed capacity.

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Ford extends Transit Plug-In Hybrid Van trial to Cologne

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From spring 2019, Ford, supported by the City of Cologne, will operate a fleet of 10 Ford Transit Custom PHEVs with regional companies in the city to investigate the extent to which PHEVs can help to achieve urban air quality goals. Ford recognizes Cologne as a city of strategic importance regarding future mobility.

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Think Receives Pan-European Homologation Certificate for TH!NK EV; MOU for 550 Units to Spain

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Think signed an MOU for 550 units for Spain. Spain’s Industry Ministry is supporting the introduction of EVs in Spain, and is aiming to install electric car infrastructure in several cities, as well as subsidizing the government, municipal and private purchase of smaller EV fleets. Click to enlarge.

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