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In Europe, industry and environmentalists call for binding targets for infrastructure for zero-emission trucks

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Truck makers and environmentalists have joined forces to push for the deployment of 11,000 charging points for electric trucks across the EU by 2025, rising to 42,000 by 2030. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Transport & Environment (T&E) made this call to the European Commission in a joint letter.

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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

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LiNa Energy is commercializing a safe, ~$50kWh (at mass manufacturing), cobalt-free battery platform that is suited to grid storage and the electrification of transportation. ion Ventures is leading the deployment of the battery in a real-world environment with a view to deploying it into the grid storage market in the future.

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Arctic-ready version of Nissan Ariya EV unveiled for Pole to Pole expedition

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During this adventure aiming to kick off this March, the Ariya will need to cope with extreme terrains and environments, including ice fields, deep snow, steep mountain climbs and inhospitable desert dunes. One further innovation is the portable, renewable energy unit that will be used to charge the Ariya in the polar regions.

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Battrion and Jagenberg Group partner to advance Aligned Graphite Technology for fast-charging EV cells

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Aligned Graphite Technology improves the performance of the negative electrode in a lithium-ion battery by re-orienting the graphite particles thereby enabling an up to 50% faster charging of batteries and lower cell resistance. These electrodes are a drop-in replacement for next-generation, fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.

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EU should target 1M EV public chargers by 2024, 3M by 2029 say carmakers, environmentalists and consumer groups

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Setting targets will send a strong signal to consumers that the number of public charging points will keep pace with the surging sales of electric vehicles which Europe is witnessing, the letter said. But the success of this huge effort is seriously threatened by the delayed installation of charging infrastructure in the EU.

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Tesla built over 500 free, public chargers in its Giga Berlin parking lot

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Tesla has built several charging posts into a parking lot at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, and the company says they’re free and open to the public. The company’s manufacturing account shared the news on X on Friday morning, noting that the over 500 chargers are free and open to employees, visitors and guests.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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This makes the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 the first sixty-foot fuel cell-electric bus to complete Altoona, and establishes New Flyer as the only manufacturer to offer both a forty-foot and sixty-foot fuel cell-electric model that qualifies for federal funding. It introduced its next-generation battery-electric bus, the Xcelsior CHARGE in 2017.

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