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Bosch reaches $327.5M settlement agreement for 2.0L and 3.0L VW diesels in US

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Bosch has entered into a settlement agreement with private claimants in the US in order to settle the most substantial part of the civil law proceedings pending in connection with Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche diesel vehicles that were sold in the US. engines for model years 2009 through 2016. million (approx. 304 million).

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. Unfortunately, these kits are for much older vehicles like the Porsche 914 and the VW Rabbit.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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According to the charging documents and statement of facts filed with the court, in 2006, VW engineers began to design a new diesel engine to meet stricter US emissions standards that would take effect by model year 2007. The Court has instructed the parties to file preliminary settlement approval documents by 31 January 2017.

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Waffle House hosts federal EV fast-chargers, bucks gas-station trend

Baua Electric

Porsche Taycan charging Tennessee documents show this location as costing $889,144, with $702,423 of it covered by the federal government. Tennessee’s initial grant awarded contracts for 30 new locations throughout the state, covering $21 million in federal funds. Construction is scheduled to start later this year.

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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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The Charging Interface Initiative association (CharIN) announced earlier this month that ABB has been granted core membership in the association. It combines single-phase with rapid three-phase charging using alternating current at a maximum of 43 kilowatts (kW), as well as direct-current charging at a maximum of 200 kW. Earlier post.)

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Octopus launches ‘Electric Dreams’ – An EV leasing company unlocking salary sacrifice for businesses

Drive EV

From launch, Octopus experts are available to help employees choose their cars and get set up with charge points and EV energy tariffs; as well as support the business with scheme documents, approvals and payroll. Additional government and council incentives including grants and waived congestion fees. Zero deposit or upfront costs.