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China EV maker Nio has completed 40 mn battery swaps so far – ET Auto

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Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has completed 40 mn battery swaps so far, CEO William Li said on Thursday, replacing depleted batteries with fully charged packs, rather than plugging the vehicle into a charging point. Nio is one of a handful of EV makers betting on battery swapping as a major power option for EVs.

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Audi presents plug-in hybrid TT offroad concept car at Beijing; wireless charging

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in hybrid drive with the option of inductive charging is a major step toward the mobility of the future. We chose to present the Audi TT offroad concept in China, our second domestic market, because it represents the urban mobility of tomorrow: It is sustainable, dynamic, intelligent and connected. Click to enlarge.

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China’s Nio and CATL team up to develop longer life batteries – ET Auto

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The partnership will leverage technologies from both companies seeking to lower the so-called “full life cycle” costs of batteries – key for the operating costs of Nio’s thousands of battery-swapping and charging stations, William Li, Nio’s founder and CEO, told reporters in Beijing.

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ZAP licenses PNNL’s Smart Charger Controller Technology

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ZAP plans to use the technology its charging stations internationally. The controller technology allows electric car owners to recharge their rides at times of lowest cost and least stress on the grid. Earlier post.)

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How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?

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More interesting still, China sold more EVs the previous year than the whole world combined in 2019. There were no recharging stations, so batteries needed to be replaced much more often. None of these problems remain today, and most EVs are as powerful as petrol-fueled vehicles. appeared first on Blink Charging.

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ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets

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US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. The conventional A380 is powered by a 1.6- The Jonway A380.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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rechargeable battery?technology?that This technology is a cost-effective, scalable, and self-rechargeable device that reduces system complexity, improves round trip-efficiency, doubles space utilization, reduces soft costs and is safer to deploy in residential solar plus battery applications. Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc. is developing a?rechargeable

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