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Audi Unveils the World’s First Luxury Lounge for EV Charging

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Audi strives to make charging your electric vehicle as pleasurable as possible. By the end of 2021, the premium auto brand Audi launched the “world’s first charging hub” in its native nation of Germany. Instead, the reservation-only hub has a comfortable lounge where you can unwind while your battery charges.

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200 Years Ago, Faraday Invented the Electric Motor

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Faraday was an interesting choice for this task, as Nancy Forbes and Basil Mahon recount in their 2014 book. He read many of the books he bound and continued to look for opportunities to learn more. He then began charging one side of the ring and looking at the effects on a magnetic needle a short distance away.

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

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The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

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First wireless charging road in the U.S. completed in Michigan

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Talk of wireless charging roads for electric vehicles (EVs) has been underway for the past several years, but the first U.S. The wireless charging road is set to continue construction through the end of the year, with testing set to follow early next year. “We’re in competition across the world … in electrification. .

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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Laser printer A device that, like a xerographic copier, draws an image on a drum, but with a laser beam instead of lenses; applies toner to the charged image area; and transfers the toner to a sheet of paper, melting it into the paper to set the image. Such an architecture stores data as it is received, stacking it like a pile of books.

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TUM CREATE introduces tropical megacity e-taxi prototype at Tokyo; super-fast charging with twin charge ports

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Drawing of the 50 kWh pack and the twin charge ports for super-fast charging. EVA was designed from the ground-up as an e-taxi and is a result of interdisciplinary research in the areas of energy storage, battery charging, thermal management, and lightweight materials and design. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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ECE / Featured / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

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The vehicles run on lithium ion batteries which, using specialist, high-power charging equipment, can be can be fast charged in less than fifteen minutes. When theyre ready, they will be sold to companies who want to be seen promoting green technology. And you can use the sockets you have at home to charge, without a problem.

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