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ŠKODA collaborates with IBG ?esko on second-life battery energy storage system; up to 328 kWh

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The system allows electric vehicles to be charged quickly and flexibly, and dealers can also use the stored electricity for the lighting and air-conditioning in their showrooms and workshops. So far, 160 pre-orders have been received from dealers in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovakia.

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JRC assesses EU RD&D investments in electric-drive vehicles; controls and energy storage top the list

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The study found that the majority of ongoing or recently concluded R&D projects are co-funded by, in rank order, Germany (38.5%), the European Union (27.3%), France (10.7%), the Netherlands (5.9%), and the UK (3.7%). —“Paving the way to electrified road transport”.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. By better controlling lighting, heating, and cooling, 20 percent of energy could be saved without causing anyone to suffer, he said.

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Fantastic 5: 2024 Renault 5 teased in production form ahead of its launch at the Geneva motor show

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Despite dropping the show car’s cool OLED full-width light bar and lamps there’s three-dimensional stacked LED lamps that pay tribute to the 1972 R5 and a slimline lightbar. New tech introduced by the R5 includes bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, allowing owners to feed electricity back into the power grid.

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Four Factors That Will Impact EV Charging Infrastructure Requirements by 2030

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That’s the fear there won’t be a functioning charger available at the right time and place to charge an EV, potentially leaving a driver stranded with no power. . In the EU there are more than 330,000 public charging points, but 69% are concentrated in the Netherlands, Germany, and France, and only about 10% are fast charging stations.