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Electrify America, ChargePoint both pushing out connected home chargers

Green Car Reports

Two companies that are better known for their public charging networks have, just recently, rolled out new wifi-connected home-charging hardware. Both are AC charge points—or EVSE, as they’re sometimes called—although the two companies refer to them as chargers.

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HERE introduces comprehensive connected driving offering

Green Car Congress

HERE, a Nokia business, introduced a connected driving offering including HERE Auto, HERE Auto Cloud, and HERE Auto Companion. The HERE Connected Driving offering will be demonstrated at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The HERE Connected Driving offering will be demonstrated at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt.

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World’s largest V2G site: A London double-decker electric bus garage

Green Car Reports

Put simply, V2G technology will allow a small amount of the charge from connected electric buses, when they’re not out in use, to help stabilize the peaks and. And now it’s hosting the trial site of the world’s largest vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial site.

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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

Green Car Congress

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

Green Car Congress

In addition, the storage system can be connected to existing infrastructures in a space-saving and decentralized manner, which additionally ensures the self-sufficient functionality of the storage solution and increases reliability. The reaction is fully reversible, and iron is re-dissolved in the electrolyte during discharging.

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RøhneSelmer in Norway places early repeat order for 100 more Transit Connect Electric vans

Green Car Congress

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that its Norwegian Ford dealership, RøhneSelmer, has signed an order for an additional 100 Transit Connect Electric vans. We sold 50 Transit Connect Electric vans before the first unit was delivered to us and we’re confident we’ll sell many, many more the remainder of this year and beyond.

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The Benefits of EV Charging Stations for Businesses: A Smart Move As the World Re-opens

EV Connect

Property owners, including at retail businesses and hospitality venues, can support the increasing number of EVs on the road by recognizing the benefits of EV charging stations, not just for the environment, but for your business as well. EV sales globally are expected to hit 5 million in 2021.