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Nissan starts European production of all-new, fully electric Townstar van

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Built on a shared CMF-C platform, the new vehicle will be manufactured at the Alliance center of excellence for small vans in Maubeuge, France. Delivering 122 PS and 245N·m of torque, the Townstar EV's 45kWh battery can accept AC charging (11 kW or 22 kW) or DC quick charging (CCS format).

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Symbio FCell delivers first 5 Kangoo ZE electric utilities with fuel cell range extenders in La Manche

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La Manche is a département in West Normandy, France. The range extender unit comprises an ALP10 5 kW fuel cell stack; air loop and hydrogen loop systems; DC/DC converter, control command system, CAN/Ethernet/WiFi/3G supervision and management systems, and a 35 MPa 74-liter hydrogen tank. Earlier post.)

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

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In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. A key element of this change is the conversion of production micro-grids from an alternating current (AC) to a direct current (DC) architecture—“Industrial Smart DC Grids”.

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The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival

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A second wire also wrapped around the core forms a control winding. The control winding includes many turns of wire, so by passing a relatively small direct current through it, the iron core can be forced into or out of saturation. After winding, the module was annealed in hydrogen at 1,100 °C for 2 hours and then rapidly cooled.

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Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

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As far as recharging goes, cars with the smaller battery get 80kW DC charging while the 52kWh R5s can be topped up at up to 100kW. All models can supply up to 11kW to external devices via its charging port, with the small Renault EV designed to become part of the electrical grid. appeared first on EV Central.

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Shell pledges half a million charge points in it’s network by 2025

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The EV fast charging points come with three different connectors; CHAdeMO for 50kW DC charging, Type 2 43kW AC and CCS (combined charging system). Ubitricity has installed public charge points in France, Germany and other countries across Europe. Basically, most drivers demand a fast stop-off instead of a destination charging.