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Porsche demos grid balancing capability of group of Taycan EVs with cloud-based pooling system

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A realistic pilot test conducted by Porsche, the grid operator TransnetBW and consulting firm Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S), has demonstrated that electrical balancing power can be stored in the high-voltage batteries of an intelligent swarm of electric cars. The Porsche Home Energy Manager monitors energy and power consumption.

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ABI: connected car market will endure a 15% shipment decline, flat revenues in 2020; sales return on trend early 2022

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While standard fitment of cellular emergency systems and free trial subscriptions of connected services are responsible for robust connectivity penetration in the few vehicles that have been commercialized this year, the enormous contraction in new vehicle sales due to COVID-19 will make 2020 a flat year for connected cars.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

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There’s also a fair number of used EVs under a year old or as dealer ex-demos with heavy discounts over RRP. Many are ex-demos that simply haven’t sold. Tesla Model 3 Standard Range – from $39,900 2020 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus. But there are some. Attention, bargain shoppers.

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ABB joins CharIN; taking Combined Charging System to the next level; 150 kW demos, targeting 350 kW

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CharIN was founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Mennekes, Opel, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, TÜV SÜD and Volkswagen to focus on developing and establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds. ABB—based in the Netherlands—is the first non-German member. Earlier post.).

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Hands-on with the ChatGPT-enabled VW ID.4, with big 2024 model year changes

Baua Electric

Like other VW Group EVs (including Audi, Porsche etc.), VW says it’s the “first volume manufacturer to make this innovative technology a standard feature in vehicles from the compact segment upwards,” though we have seen a beta of something similar from Mercedes. A ChatGPT-enabled voice assistant in your ID.4 it looks like “ID.4”)

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

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