Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

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. By the end 2024, up to 8,000 charge points could be available across Germany, the UK and other European countries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. models and soon also with the technology of bidirectional charging. models and soon also with the technology of bidirectional charging. Charging at home.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Germany is putting another €100 million into a subsidy program for private wallbox chargers, bringing the program total to €400M. Under the program, the purchase and installation of wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. Charging must be possible anywhere and anytime. —Minister Scheuer.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

ABB has received another major order from energy supplier EnBW for the expansion of the charging column network on German highways. By the end of 2017, ABB will have delivered an additional 117 50 kW rapid-charging columns at the locations of service station operator Tank & Rast.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. Examples of these digital services are connectivity apps that control comfort functions of the car, such as pre-air conditioning of the vehicle via a mobile device.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

bp pulse, one of the leading rapid and ultra-fast public EV charging networks in the UK and APCOA Parking Group, the UK’s leading provider of tailored parking solutions with an established presence in Europe, have signed a strategic pan-European frame agreement to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2017

The German government has awarded €233,000 (US$274,000) to N-ERGIE from the Federal Charging Infrastructure program to build 84 charging points in northern Bavaria. The aim of the Federal Charging Infrastructure is to build 15,000 charge points across Germany. The charging pillars must be accessible 24 x 7.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2019

BMW is bringing BMW’s global Induction Charging Pilot Program to the US. The pilot program began in Germany in 2018. The pilot program is available in the state of California for 200 interested, qualifying residential home customers who are able to charge inside an enclosed garage space. The system has a charging power of 3.2

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CN EV Post

MARCH 28, 2023

Tibber enables users to track their energy usage and allows EVs to charge when electricity prices are lowest. | NIO US | NIO HK | NIO SG (Image credit: NIO) NIO's (NYSE: NIO) vehicles support charging just like any other electric vehicle (EV), in addition to having access to a fully charged battery via battery swap.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The E-Mobility Group of Daimler Trucks & Buses is launching a worldwide initiative to establish a charging infrastructure for battery-electric trucks. The initial focus is on charging stations installed at the depots of truck customers. The focus of activities is currently on the United States and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2022

This allows us to dive into the dynamics of local deployments with the use of a highly-connected EQS from Mercedes-EQ to demonstrate how automated technology continues to move forward. Sensors installed at the buliding communicate with the vehicle and guide its maneuvering through the garage.

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Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2022

Volkswagen will partner with bp to launch a strategic partnership to roll out up to 4,000 fast-charging electric vehicle charge points in Germany and the United Kingdom within the next two years. EV drivers are able to charge in safe, well-lit stations that have food and drinks and other convenience features.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

The Volkswagen Group Components brand will be showcasing the near-series design study of its flexible quick charging station at the Geneva Motor Show. With compact dimensions, it can be installed wherever there is demand or where there is still no charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2014

million) project, co-funded 50% by the European Union, to install a corridor of high-quality fast chargers along key European motorways until the end of 2015. The first charging stations co-funded are already in place and ready to use in Denmark - operated by CLEVER A/S and in the Netherlands by Fastned B.V. million (US$10.5-million)

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2022

Tesla and bk Group are partnering to install living room-like Supercharging Qubes. bk World opened the first location in Endsee, Germany. bk Group installed the cube and according to the video, this is just the first of many to come for Europe. We simply come to wherever a charging park has been set up. The Inspiration.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

Subject to receiving the necessary permits and approvals, these would be bp’s first offshore wind projects in Germany and are fully aligned with the company’s integrated energy company strategy and disciplined capital allocation. bp operates two refineries in the country and Aral—Germany’s leading retail network with c 2,300 sites.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

and Siemens have completed the installation of 8 DC fast-charging stations on the A9 highway linking Berlin to Munich in Germany as parat of the framework of the “Electromobility Connects” Bavaria-Saxony showcase sponsored by the German government. The A9 fast-charging corridor links Berlin and Munich.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Australia-based Tritium, a global provider of electric vehicle (EV) DC fast charging technology, has launched its Plug and Charge solution, the first of its kind in the world available to the market. It’s going to be as simple as how we charge our phones, but with the added benefit of charging our bank accounts at the same time.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Benz unveiled the latest generation of its successful Sprinter model at an event held at a logistics center in the Duisburg, Germany docks. So we are unlocking a new dimension in terms of efficiency, flexibility, connectivity and profitability for our customers. An LTE-capable module creates the necessary internet connection.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

BMW i is expanding its engagement in electric mobility with the new BMW Digital Charging Service (DCS)—an intelligent service for predictive, convenient, cost-effective and green power-optimized charging. Pilot markets for the new service are Germany and the Netherlands in early 2017, subsequently more countries will follow.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Fastned, the Dutch company building a European network of fast charging stations, has raised €12.3 The proceeds of this issue will be used to further expand the network of fast-charging stations in the Netherlands, Germany other European countries. million (US$14.5 million) in 10 days via a public issue of bonds.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

A US federal indictment is charging Martin Winterkorn, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s cheating on US diesel vehicle emissions requirements. The remaining three counts charge Winterkorn with wire fraud in connection with the scheme.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

The standard model of the eActros is planned to roll off the production line in Wörth am Rhein (Germany) from autumn 2021. For example, the more compact construction leaves a greater amount of installation space for a larger battery capacity. Contrary to a diesel truck, there are also noticeably fewer vibrations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Ford will begin commercial trials of the plug-in hybrid Transit Van in Cologne, Germany. —Gunnar Herrmann, chairman of the management board, Ford of Germany. The batteries have a storage capacity of 14 kWh and the installation of the battery pack under the load floor preserves the full cargo volume of the standard van.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

has introduced the Bůsbaar—an overhead, pantograph-based fast-charging station for buses. By fast charging these batteries for 5 or 6 minutes at each end of a bus route, a bus can run throughout the day on 100% electricity from the grid. Opbrid calls such buses Rapid Charge Hybrids (RCH).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

Approximately 410 Audi dealers in Europe—including 105 in Germany—are selling the A3 e-tron. An individual installation check, the “e-tron plus” special package and “green” power from Audi in partnership with LichtBlick ( earlier post ) complete the offering for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron. Hybrids Plug-ins'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

A team from Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, together with Daimler AG and the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management at the University of Stuttgart, is developing both the charging infrastructure and the energy management systems required to manage large fleets of EVs in a project called charge@work.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

The EQS can be charged with up to 200 kW at fast charging stations with direct current. At home or at public charging stations, the EQS can be conveniently charged with up to 22 kW with AC using the on-board charger. In Japan, bidirectional charging with the EQS will also be possible.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2019

Volkswagen is expanding its activities in the field of charging infrastructure and will cooperate closely with has·to·be GmbH , a provider of operating systems for e-mobility. Together, has·to·be and Volkswagen will work to expand the pan-European charging network and participate in the rapidly growing market for charging solutions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Mercedes-Benz powertrain plants in Germany are starting production of key components for the battery-powered eActros heavy-duty truck. Before the modules become part of an operational pack, they are first installed into a metal housing and then connected to other components such as busbars, control systems and wires.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Montra Electric from Murugappa group will be using Exponet’s e^pack in their Electric 3-wheelers to achieve 100% charge in 15 minutes. kWh e^pack, Montra Electric will launch a 3W model that supports quick charging in Exponent’s e^pump charging network and can be normally charged at home.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

But, if householders and businesses can be flexible about when they charge their EVs, then they can help to balance the grid and support renewable power generation. According to Denmark’s national grid , Energinet, in 2019 half the country’s electricity was generated by renewables, while in Germany the figure was only slightly lower at 46%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

Studies have shown that in Germany, 80% of all daily journeys cover a distance of less than 50 km, so for these customers the Grandland X Hybrid4 could potentially drive with zero emissions all of the time. The plug socket for charging the battery via the 3.3 Connected navigation via the Navi 5.0 kW on-board charger (a 6.6

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The main sales markets in 2019 were China, Norway, Germany, the USA and the United Kingdom. In connection with its electric offensive, Volkswagen has also moved into a number of strategic business areas. With its newly established subsidiary Elli, Volkswagen is forging ahead with the development of charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Volkswagen is seeking to provide individual mobility for millions of people for years to come—individual mobility that is safer, cleaner and fully connected. 100 of these will be located in Germany. That is how we will be making our contribution towards limiting global warming. Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2016

The partners will install and connect 100 V2G units at locations agreed upon by private and fleet owners of the Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 electric van. Currently if all 18,000 Nissan electric vehicles in the UK were connected to the energy network, they would generate the equivalent output of a 180 MW power plant. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is developing a new generation of conductive seals designed to ensure a durable electrical connection between housings and shafts while preventing bearing damage caused by electricity and electromagnetic radiation. Lubrication is necessary to promote long-term system functionality.

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