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2020 EV Charging Infrastructure Best-in-Test: Rating the DC fast charging user experience

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If EVs are to replace fossil-fuel vehicles, they need to be able to make long highway trips, which means that DC fast charging needs to be reliable, convenient, affordable and ubiquitous. How do the various public fast charging networks compare in terms of reliability, convenience, coverage and price?

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Volkswagen Truck & Bus outlines roadmap for automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems

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Volkswagen Truck & Bus is focusing on automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems. In light of the increasing exchange of goods, expanding cities and booming online sales, alternative drive systems that help to improve the quality of air in metropolitan areas are acquiring more and more importance.

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Volkswagen starts pre-booking for ID.3 EV in Europe; ID.3 1ST special edition

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Light and bi-color exterior and interior design; and. Up to that point, customers will be able to cancel their registration at any time without any charge, in which case the registration deposit will be immediately refunded. 3 will be Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the UK and Austria. Volkswagen is offering ID.3

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SAIC introduces large electric panel van in Europe: Maxus EV80

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SAIC Mobility Europe, a division of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, is introducing the Maxus light commercial vehicle brand. With a range of 200 km (124 miles) and charging time of just two hours, the Maxus EV80 is expected to be suited to businesses with typical usage cycles that incorporate predominantly urban routes.

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Bosch to begin developing electrolyzer components; €500M investment by end of decade

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In light of energy diversification, the move away from fossil fuels, and the need to reduce CO 2 emissions, demand for green hydrogen is growing rapidly—not only in energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemicals, and heavy-duty freight, but also in private real estate. Bosch is to develop the stack. jovice (Czech Republic).

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SAIC showcases battery-electric Maxus EV80 van range at IAA

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The light commercial vehicle manufacturer, a subsidiary of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer SAIC Motor, is also announcing LeasePlan as its exclusive partner in Europe, as it prepares for its full brand launch in 2019. Charging time is just two hours while using a DC charger.

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BMW using ams data acquisition IC for battery management system in i3

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Accurate current and voltage measurements enable the BMS to make a highly accurate calculation of a li-ion battery’s State of Charge (SOC). The AS8510 Data Acquisition is tailored to measure accurately battery current from mA range up to kA range in combination with a 100 µOhm shunt resistor connected in series with the battery rail.

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