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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. The general assumption seems to be that Americans will simply ditch their gasoline-powered vehicles in favor of EVs. Meanwhile, the electrification of city- and corporate-owned vehicles has been dominating recent headlines. News and World Report recently posed the question: will the U.S.

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BP seeks stranded Tesla Supercharger sites in $1B EV charging buildout

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charging network, Bloomberg reports. ” Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier this month fired most of the Tesla Supercharger team in a shift away from further fast-paced growth of the public charging network. .” charging network, said in an interview with Bloomberg. BP now appears ready to capitalize on that.

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Nissan, Mitsubishi opt for Toshiba SCiB rechargeable battery for hybrid kei cars

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Toshiba Corporation announced that Nissan Motor Corporation has selected its innovative SCiB lithium-ion rechargeable battery for the latest generation of its ROOX and ROOX Highway STAR cars and that Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has selected the SCiB battery for the latest generation of its eK X space and eK space cars.

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveils MI-TECH CONCEPT small SUV PHEV

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the MI-TECH CONCEPT electrified small SUV concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show 2019. The MI-TECH CONCEPT was built to be a “small plug-in hybrid electric SUV that delivers unparalleled driving pleasure and confidence over all terrain in light and wind.” Electric 4WD system.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. AOI 1: EV Charging Community Partner Projects. Upper Midwest Inter-Tribal EV Charging Community Network. AOI 2: EV Workplace Charging.

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Reliability, uptime and the next generation of EV chargers – Charged EVs

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One natural comparison that people will make, for example, is what it’s like to “fill up” your vehicle at a station (either with gasoline or using a charger). This massive gap between user experiences at EV charging stations and traditional gasoline/petroleum pumps is a fundamental problem facing the EV industry today.

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Graphene company Anaphite closes £4.1M round led by Elbow Beach Capital; enhancing EV batteries

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Graphene, only discovered in 2004, is a unique material with many desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and significant strength. Anaphite focuses on the enhancement of lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle industry. Prior to this, he was a Corporate Strategy Director at Johnson Matthey.

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