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Volkswagen’s Elli and Elia Group partner to integrate EVs into the grid

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Through its subsidiaries in Belgium (Elia) and the north and east of Germany (50Hertz), the company operates 19,192 km of high-voltage connections. This will also involve working on removing barriers that are preventing EV fleets and consumers from choosing their suppliers, smart charging service providers and aggregators at charging poles.

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Mercedes-Benz eActros electric trucks moving to Rotterdam and The Hague

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After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Two vehicles will continue the operational testing with customers in the first test phase.

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Four Next-Generation Fuel Cell Buses Introduced in Hartford

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The new buses are part of the Federal Transit Administration’s national Fuel Cell Bus Program. area will have a larger fuel cell bus fleet in the United States, also equipped with UTC Power fuel cell systems. Van Hool of Belgium is one of the world’s largest bus and coach manufacturers.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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As part of PACCAR’s international hybrid program, the DAF LF Hybrid truck was developed in close collaboration with Eaton, Eindhoven University of Technology and Leyland Trucks Ltd, also a PACCAR company. Energy released during braking is stored in the lithium-ion batteries for re-use during acceleration. Click to enlarge.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

Blink Charging

Finally, in the fall, we announced the rebrand of Blue Corner into Blink Charging Belgium. In March 2023, we relaunched our Mobile EV Charger , which provides portable charging for emergency roadside assistance companies and fleets. However, these additions are only part of the picture.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

And part of the change involves extending the city’s EV-charging network. “We Other trials include commercial auto fleets, a set of utility vans in Copenhagen , two electric school buses in Illinois, and five in New York. Amassing that fleet wasn’t easy. In the UK, experiments are. None evolved into a large-scale system.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Out on the Road When slowing, regenerative brakingconverts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. Venturing out further, like Clean Fleet Report did recently on 1,796-mile road trip , would be a challenge. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.