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Opel Wants 1,300 EV Chargers In Its “Electric City”
One public charging point will fall on just 72 inhabitants Opel has announced a new initiative (in partnership with Rüsselsheim and the RheinMain University) to convert its hometown – Rüsselsheim am Main in Germany – to an “Electric City” through installing up to 1,300 charging points by 2020. The federal government approved a €12.8 million grant for the […]
BMW and Daimler allowed to merge on mobility services
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Solaris Scores Electric Bus Order From Germany
First private bus company order for an electric bus in Germany In most cases, electric bus orders are driven by public transport agencies with some incentives or special programs. As the market matures and EV value proposition improves, also private companies are placing orders. Recently Josef Ettenhuber GmbH ordered three Solaris Urbino 12 electric, as […]
All-Electric Car Sales In Germany Hit New High In November 2018
Germany is on track for over 68,000 sales in 2018 at 1.9% market share Passenger plug-in electric car sales in Germany were in November about the same as a year ago at 6,266 and 2.3% market share. And there is a reason behind it. While the all-electric sales hit an all-time record, the plug-in hybrids […]
Audi confirms: e-tron electric car delayed until 2019
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ChargePoint To Equip M-B Dealerships With Charging Stations For EQC
ChargePoint will be supplying Mercedes-Benz dealers with chargers ahead of the launch of the EQC Daimler selected ChargePoint to deploy charging solutions for retailers in Germany (Mercedes-Benz Cars, Vans and Trucks), which sounds reasonable as the German manufacturer has been a shareholder of ChargePoint since March 2017. Daimler is gearing up for the launch of Mercedes-Benz EQ […]
ChargePoint to Equip Daimler Retailers in Germany with EV Charging Solutions
ChargePoint, one of the world’s biggest operators of charging equipment for electric vehicles, has been selected by Daimler to deploy charging solutions for retailers in Germany as the automaker prepares for a significant increase in electrified models…
Audi agrees to assemble battery packs in Germany
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FastCharge Pumps Over 400 kW Of Juice Into Prototype Porsche
For when 350 kW charging is not enough… The industry consortium (Allego GmbH, BMW Group, Phoenix Contact E-Mobility, Porsche AG, Siemens AG) involved in the research project “FastCharge”, started a year ago, launched an ultra-fast charging station rated for 450 kW and at up to 920 V. This special prototype charger puts the Combined Charging […]