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Dacia Spring takes the lead in France

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France’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 22.3% Full electrics saw stronger growth than plugin hybrids. combined plugin share comprised 13.1% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). combined plugin share comprised 13.1% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). share of new sales in January, up from 17.6%

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." The benefit of a higher voltage connector has nothing to do with the speed at which the battery will charge it has to do with the conductor size.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By Were charging full-speed ahead before we know exactly what the investment is going to be, before we know whether we can make any money off it or not, before we know how many were going to sell," Lutz said. Detroit Free Press ).

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Each has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Chrysler to equip post offices in strategically selected regions of the United States with a charging infrastructure for the envisioned program. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) also has signed an LOI to provide USPS integration tools.

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