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Volkswagen Group and bp launch strategic partnership for rapid roll-out of EV fast charging in Europe

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Volkswagen and bp have launched a strategic partnership that will boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Europe, unveiling their first charger in Dusseldorf, Germany. EV charging is one of the key engines driving bp’s transformation to an integrated energy company. —Bernard Looney, chief executive officer, bp.

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Nissan to be carbon-neutral by 2050; 100? of new vehicle offerings in key markets to be electrified by early 2030s

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As part of this effort, by the early 2030s every all-new Nissan vehicle offering in key markets—Japan, China, the US and Europe—will be electrified. Nissan anticipates increased collaboration with the energy sector to support the decarbonization of power grids; and.

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Audi involved in EEBUS standard for intelligent connection of EVs and buildings

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Because of this, the new power consumers not only present an additional load on the power grid, but can potentially serve as flexible storage devices in the context of the variable availability of solar and wind power. An interface with the grid operator via HEMS is one possible application.

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Nissan LEAF helps power company’s NA facilities with V2G; Nissan Energy

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Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative which leverages bi?directional The company will also develop new ways to reuse electric car batteries.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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Within the framework of the initiative, the E-Mobility Group is bringing together the main players—e-truck customers, power grid operators, energy suppliers, charging hardware manufacturers and charging software providers—thus promoting shared infrastructure solutions for truck customers within the network.

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This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

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As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. At the beginning, when the fledgling power industry served only a few customers, there was little need for a nationwide standard. regulated over 95 percent of all U.S.

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Volkswagen Group presents technology roadmap for batteries and charging

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In Europe alone, six gigafactories with a total production capacity of 240 GWh are to be established by the end of the decade. With this in mind, cooperations have been agreed in Europe with the energy companies BP (Great Britain), Iberdrola (Spain) and Enel (Italy). —Thomas Schmall.

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