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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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This includes optimized resource consumption through the most efficient use of energy and heat. An energy management system for continuous reduction of energy consumption has been implemented. On the roof of “Factory 56” there is a photovoltaic system which supplies the shop with self-produced green electricity.

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New seamless charging network across18 states

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The Electric Highway Coalition—made up of American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Entergy Corporation, Southern Company, and the Tennessee Valley Authority—announced a plan to enable EV drivers seamless travel across major regions of the country through a network of Direct Current (DC) fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs).

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources. Marquette University, Ultra-Fast Resonant DC Breaker – $500,000.

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German Automakers Propsing Integrated Global Standard for a Modular Connector System for EV Charging

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The partners had earlier presented their early concept of a harmonization pathway for EV chargers at the California Air Resource Board ZEV Technology Symposium last year. An extension for direct current (DC) is currently being developed. Thus high DC current capacity and respectively very short charging times can be realized.

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