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ABB launches first DC fast charger compliant with Chinese GB standard

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ABB launched Terra 53 Z, its first high power DC fast charger that complies with the Chinese GB standard. With this high power DC fast charger compliant with the GB standard (rated power is up to 50kW), a 20-minute charging session could give a normal electric vehicle enough power to drive another 100 km. Earlier post.)

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IDTechEx: Nio spearheading battery swapping expansion beyond China

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Norway now has two swap stations in operation, and Nio claims it will have 20 swap stations across Europe in countries including Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden by the end of this year. The IDTechEx report includes the supply chain and energy storage capacities for various battery swapping players.

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Tritium Veefil-RT 50 kW fast chargers chosen for EV and V2G research project in Slovakia

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As part of a research project into e-mobility and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charging in Slovakia, a Tritium Veefil-RT 50kW DC fast charger has been installed at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. All the Veefil-RT chargers are positioned along the Belgium motorway system, linking the country’s major cities.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces 3 new compact-car PHEV models; CLA Coupé, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA now with EQ Power

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Direct-current (DC) charging system at max. A compact hybrid traction head has been developed for the 8G-DCT dual clutch transmission which follows the same technical principles as the corresponding component on the vehicles with a longitudinally installed engine. It is a permanently excited synchronous machine as an internal rotor.

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HVDC Networks Come to Europe

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The days are numbered for the Lerwick Power Station , whose diesel generators have supplied electricity to the Shetland Islands for over 70 years. According to Plet, wind energy is driving an acceleration of HVDC installations in Europe. Energy from the AC source is stored in DC capacitors in the submodules.

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Rocsys robots help to make EV fleet charging more reliable

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Netherlands-based Rocsys makes robotic devices that allow EVs to be charged without human intervention (see the feature in our January/February 2020 issue). At the moment we are supplying on the order of a dozen systems, or for pilots, and probably by the end of the year, beginning of [2022], we would be ready for larger projects.

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Nissan selects DBT for next-generation DC fast chargers, cuts price on home chargers

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DBT, the largest European charging station manufacturer, announced that Nissan has selected it as one of five companies collaborating to speed the development of cheaper and smaller quick chargers for electric vehicles and to accelerate the installation of publicly-available quick charge points. Home charging. Nissan North America, Inc.

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