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The ascent of electric vehicles has posed the question of how they will be charged as each automaker had developed its own technique, but that is the equivalent of having different fuel ports on gasoline-powered models.
- New Fast Charger Can "fill Up" A Volvo C30 Electric In 1.5 Hours
Volvo has developed a faster solution that cuts charging time to 1.5 hours in the updated version of its C30 Electric, dubbed Generation II. The Swedish carmaker says the new 22 kW fast-charger fitted to the C30 Electric is the world’s first on-board...
- China's Gac Group Shows Off Its Goods, Announces Chrysler Tie-up At 2013 Naias
Towards the end of the previous decade, we remember several Chinese automakers making their way to the Detroit Auto Shows vowing to begin selling cars in the United States. Unless we missed something, that never happened. At this year's event, the...
- Ford Focus Ev Achieves 105 Mpge Combined Epa Rating, Beats Nissan Leaf
Reducing fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines is a must for every car manufacturer. All-electric vehicles have no such issues, right? Well, that’s not entirely accurate. After all, they do run on electricity, so the new standard is...
- Hyundai To Display Fuel Cell Electric Ix35 At Uk's Ecovelocity
Fuel-cell vehicles are not yet commercially available, but automakers are already working on the zero-emissions technology, which promises to stop our dependence for mobility on oil. One of the many carmakers actively working on fuel-cell technology...
- Toyota And Honda Hold Back As The Rest Of Japan’s Automakers Go Electric
The electric vehicle market in Japan is now burgeoning. Once the mainstay of small independents building low speed, short range Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), major manufacturers including Nissan, Mitsubishi and Subaru are now hopping on the...
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Eight Global Automakers Including GM, Ford, BMW and the VW Group to Display Universal Fast Charger
The ascent of electric vehicles has posed the question of how they will be charged as each automaker had developed its own technique, but that is the equivalent of having different fuel ports on gasoline-powered models.
One of the answers to this question comes from eight major automakers from the United States and Germany that have agreed upon a common fast-charging technology for use on electric vehicles in Europe and the United States.
Read more »- New Fast Charger Can "fill Up" A Volvo C30 Electric In 1.5 Hours
Volvo has developed a faster solution that cuts charging time to 1.5 hours in the updated version of its C30 Electric, dubbed Generation II. The Swedish carmaker says the new 22 kW fast-charger fitted to the C30 Electric is the world’s first on-board...
- China's Gac Group Shows Off Its Goods, Announces Chrysler Tie-up At 2013 Naias
Towards the end of the previous decade, we remember several Chinese automakers making their way to the Detroit Auto Shows vowing to begin selling cars in the United States. Unless we missed something, that never happened. At this year's event, the...
- Ford Focus Ev Achieves 105 Mpge Combined Epa Rating, Beats Nissan Leaf
Reducing fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines is a must for every car manufacturer. All-electric vehicles have no such issues, right? Well, that’s not entirely accurate. After all, they do run on electricity, so the new standard is...
- Hyundai To Display Fuel Cell Electric Ix35 At Uk's Ecovelocity
Fuel-cell vehicles are not yet commercially available, but automakers are already working on the zero-emissions technology, which promises to stop our dependence for mobility on oil. One of the many carmakers actively working on fuel-cell technology...
- Toyota And Honda Hold Back As The Rest Of Japan’s Automakers Go Electric
The electric vehicle market in Japan is now burgeoning. Once the mainstay of small independents building low speed, short range Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), major manufacturers including Nissan, Mitsubishi and Subaru are now hopping on the...