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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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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Idle natural gas import terminals are being retooled to export liquefied natural gas to Asia and Europe, which is looking to lessen its dependence on Russia for natural gas. Brandt, in Energy Resources Engineering, led a national study last year on methane leaks in the US natural gas system. Earlier post.).

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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While most charging takes place at home with residential EV chargers , public Level 2 and DC fast chargers are needed for drivers who lack access or need to charge during travel. Supply chain issues and delivery delays also disrupt EV sales in some regions, making it harder for consumers to take receive their new EVs.

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Pike Research ranks ChargePoint, DBT as top EV charging equipment supply companies

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Pike Research forecasts that global sales of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37% between 2012 and 2020 as the global market for plug-in vehicles (PEVs) grows, rising from less than 200,000 units sold in 2012 to almost 2.4 excluding companies that only provide DC fast chargers; and.

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EV Charging Solutions for Soaring Electricity Prices in Europe

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And there are no signs that the energy crisis will improve anytime soon, as Russia says it will not fully restore gas supplies to Europe until Western sanctions are lifted. For DC charging up to 50 kW, 75 cents per kilowatt hour will be charged at Allego from the effective date (previously 70 cents).

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Pike Research: Europe to have 4.1M EV charging stations by 2020, but needs to address country-specific variations

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million EV charging stations (electric vehicle supply equipment, EVSE) to support them, according to a new report from Pike Research, “ Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment in Europe ”. Europe will have more than 2.9 million plug-in vehicles PEVs on its roads by 2020 with more than 4.1 private charging equipment (16%).

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Tesla supplier Talon Metals on Manchin EV Bill, Tesla & more

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The two companies signed an offtake partnership in January of this year to supply nickel from Talon’s project in central Minnesota. He also added significant new government support to help the supply chain get up and running on an urgent basis. approach to supply chain security. and other battery minerals in the USA.

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