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Nissan and Endesa to Develop CHAdeMO Quick Charging Network in Spain

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and Endesa, Spain’s largest electricity supply company, are developing a Quick Charging network for electric vehicles. Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by both parties, Nissan and Endesa have agreed to advance the technical progress and deployment of Direct Current (DC) quick charging technology throughout Spain.

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Porsche opens first Charging Lounge

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Two minutes from motorway junction A60/A61, it offers six 300-kW DC fast-charging stations and four 22-kW AC charging points. All electric and plug-in hybrid models from Porsche can be supplied with electricity at chargers manufactured by South Tyrolean electronic specialist Alpitronic.

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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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Why Bidirectional Charging is The Next Big Thing for EV Owners

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Well, when an EV is charged, AC (alternating current) electricity from the grid is converted to DC (direct current) electricity, the kind that can be used by a car. This means that they can handle the electrical conversion back from DC to AC. They can even control the amount of power supplied to and from the battery.

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After global milestone, where will Tesla Supercharging expand to next?

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Tesla recently announced they had placed their 40,000th Tesla Supercharger, making them the world’s most extensive DC fast charging network. At the same time, countries that Tesla has only recently expanded to , including Spain, Italy, and Portugal, will be looking for more charging. But where will the company expand to next?

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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The main focus is to include increasingly efficient production as well as increasing energy supplies to all plants. SEAT in Spain, with an 8MW solar array, generates 56% of its own power. 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with production-related energy supplies by 2020. MW of DC power to 7.6

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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Specifically, this concerns KEP applications with fixed routes, trade companies, supply and municipal companies, and general use within the inner-city environment and within corporate facilities. The electric engine, power electronics, converter and AC/DC charger are housed beneath the hood. The bodywork as such remains unaffected.

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