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Tesla opens V4 Supercharger in U.K., the first with contactless payment

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Tesla has opened the first V4 Supercharger stall in the United Kingdom at the Tesla Centre in Tottenham, and it is also the first in the world with contactless payment. The major changes were appearance, cable length, and maximum charging speed. This one is different.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car brings EVs to 11th SoCal location; introduces EV owners discount program

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rental office at 20625 Hawthorne Blvd as the 11 th location in Southern California offering electric vehicle (EV) rentals, providing customers throughout Southern California with the opportunity to experience EV technology with the addition of Nissan LEAF EVs and an on-site charging station.

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Europcar to introduce Opel Ampera extended range EV as a rental car throughout Europe

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The market introduction of the Opel Ampera (the European cousin of the Chevy Volt) is due by the end of 2011. The Opel Ampera will then be rolled out throughout France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom from the beginning of 2012. L/100 km (147 mpg US) and emits less than 40 g/km CO 2 (preliminary data).

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News: 2022 Range Rover Lineup Previewed

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The 2023 and 2024 Range Rovers, utilizing electricity in some form, will make a statement by JLR, a storied United Kingdom company that was established in 1948 and is now part of Tata Motors Limited of India. 48-volt mild hybrid. 105,350 including the $1,350 destination charge. The plugs arrive next year. Turbocharged 3.0-liter

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Road Test: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4matic

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A fast charger Charging and Regeneration Using a 170 kW DC fast charger, the 90.6 A 240 volt/32 amp home charger will take 9.25 hours for a 10-to-100% charge. The first two years of owning an EQE comes with complimentary, unlimited 30-minute charging sessions at Electrify America DC fast chargers. kW charger. Stay tuned.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Whittingham published a paper in Science ; Exxon began manufacturing coin cell lithium batteries, and a Swiss watch manufacturer, Ebauches , used the cells in a solar-charging wristwatch. The new chemistry boosted the battery’s voltage by another two-thirds, to 4 volts. But he found no takers.

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3 Ways 3D Chip Tech Is Upending Computing

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United Kingdom–based AI computer company Graphcore managed a huge increase to its systems’ performance just by attaching a power-delivery chip to its AI processor. Because these reservoirs of charge are so close to the processor’s transistors, power delivery is smoothed out, allowing the processor cores to run faster at lower voltage.

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