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ABB brings TOSA e-bus and flash charging to Davos; first use in Alpine region

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The award-winning TOSA e-bus, developed by ABB in Switzerland, is already in use in Geneva and will soon be implemented in the French city of Nantes. The shift to electric vehicles is no longer a question of if, but rather of when and how quickly. EVs are becoming increasingly attractive to motorists.

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ABB wins 1st commercial order for 600 kW 15-second flash charging technology; electric buses in Geneva

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This will be the world’s fastest flash-charging connection technology taking less than 1 second to connect the bus to the charging point. As this current is up to 10 times less than would be the case without storage, the connection can be made with a cheaper and more readily available low-power supply. Earlier post.).

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Nissan Leafs, which were the first battery-electric vehicle to hit the U.S. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Importantly, Tesla is about to offer a converter that allows Teslas to use CCS charging sites. The one called CCS clearly is dominant now. Ideally, that's it.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Nissan Leafs, which were the first battery-electric vehicle to hit the U.S. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Importantly, Tesla is about to offer a converter that allows Teslas to use CCS charging sites. The one called CCS clearly is dominant now. Ideally, that's it.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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Volkswagen marked its serious entry into the battery-electric vehicle market with the introduction in Frankfurt of its first two series production EVs: the e-up! In doing so the power electronics convert the direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC) and use this to drive the motor. in Frankfurt.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk 2 and can register for the event.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk 2 and can register for the event.