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Yazaki North America and Evatran partner on wireless charging solutions for plug-ins

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Evatran, the developer of the Plugless Power electric vehicle (EV) inductive recharging system ( earlier post ), and Yazaki North America have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop and market Plugless Power technology to automotive manufacturers as a factory or dealership option.

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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. —“Real-World Usage Of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles”.

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Mitsubishi Motors North America adds AeroVironment to authorized list of charger suppliers

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Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. < —Yoichi Yokozawa, President & CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. /p>. The Level 2 home charging station connects to a 240-volt line and is capable of recharging a fully depleted Mitsubishi i battery in approximately 7 hours.

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Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024

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In 2024, in North America and Japan, Honda will launch a FCEV model equipped with this next-generation fuel cell system jointly developed with GM. This model will be based on the CR-V introduced last year in North America and equipped with the next-generation fuel cell system. Commercial vehicles.

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Mobilize launching first commercial V2G service starting in 2024 with Renault 5; France, Germany and UK initially

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Made at the LACROIX electronics assembly plant in Beaupréau-en-Mauges (Maine-et-Loire, western France), the power of the bidirectional terminal will sit between 7 kW and 22 kW, and it will be compatible with all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle. The Renault 5 is based on—and is the first use of—the new CMF-B EV platform.

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Mitsubishi introduces Concept GC-PHEV SUV to North America

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Mitsubishi staged the North American debut of its Concept GC-PHEV (“Grand Cruiser”)—a next-generation full-size crossover plug-in hybrid. Concept GC-PHEV. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The Concept GC-PHEV features a supercharged 3.0-liter Super All-Wheel Control.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . Until now, it’s had no plug-in option. My quick road test revealed both pros and cons of the XC40 Recharge.