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International review study seeks to improve modeling for plug-in vehicle adoption

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The team reviewed models from 16 countries, including the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The team reviewed models from 16 countries, including the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Ireland. —Thomas Stephens, Argonne National Laboratory. Gnann et al.

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Volkswagen claims the title of biggest EV charging network in Europe

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Volkswagen has announced that it now controls Europe’s largest EV charging network with over 400,000 chargers. In a press release today, Volkswagen claims to control Europe’s largest EV charging network via its subsidiary Elli. and Ireland, where BP Pulse has invested in placing almost 7,000 chargers.

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UK Government Announces £5,000 Grants Towards Purchase of Electric Drive Vehicles and First Plugged-in Places

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The Plug-in Car Grant will be distributed directly to consumers at the point of purchase and will be managed in a similar way to the grant made as part of the Government’s scrappage scheme. Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. Must be Battery electric, plug-in hybrid or a hydrogen fuel cell car. Plugged-in Places.

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BT Group Converts Telecom Infrastructure to EV Chargers

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One of the knocks on the potential of electric vehicles has been the paucity of charging stations compared with the near-ubiquitous presence of gas stations. The standard question posed by EV naysayers is, “What if an EV’s battery is nearly depleted and the nearest charging station is too far to reach?” government.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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From 2022, new homes and buildings, such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as buildings undergoing major renovations, will be required to install electric power under new legislation announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 22 November Car charging pile. We must adapt our economy to the Green Industrial Revolution.”

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ABB launches Terra 53 DC fast charger in NA; SAE Combo and CHAdeMO

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ABB has introduced the Terra 53 for North America, showcasing it at the Plug-in 2013 conference in San Diego. This 50 kW DC fast charging station meets both SAE Combo and CHAdeMO standards for battery electric vehicles.

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IONITY partners with Shell, OMV, Tank & Rast and Circle K on sites for high-power charging network; 18 countries, >200 sites

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IONITY , the joint venture of BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen with Audi and Porsche that is developing and implementing a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for EVs across Europe ( earlier post ), has formed initial strategic partnerships for the realization of its HPC network.