Deal closed: OMV holds 40 percent shares in Smatrics
The Austrian energy and petrol station group has completed its transaction to join Smatrics with an interest of 40 percent, as planned. Also authorities approved the acquisition.
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Honda installs V2G charging in Germany
The town of Offenbach is now home to a showcase of vehicle-to-grid charging that Honda set up through its European R&D unit. EVTEC and The Mobility House are partners and help optimise energy management to maximise the use of solar power.
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ABB’s flash charging technology goes live
Charging an electric bus in seconds has become a reality in Geneva, where the first two of twelve articulated coaches have taken up service. They charge at ABB’s ultra high speed overhead chargers.
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EVBox CEO Kristof Vereenooghe with Learnings from the Netherlands for Charging a Global EV Market
Kristof Vereenooghe is the CEO of EVBox, a company that runs 50,000 charge points in 30 countries. He says, for its globalisation strategy, EVBox draws from its learnings in its home country the Netherlands.
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BMW-led consortium explores 450 kW charging
Within a three-year research project called FastCharge, BMW (consortium leader), Porsche, Allego, Phoenix Contact and Siemens seek to explore “technical and physical limits of all components and systems involved in charging, both in the vehicle and the infrastructure.”
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Fastned complains about unfair competition
The Dutch fast-charging provider condemns Shell’s strategy to sell electric power for EVs at service stations where Fastned has already installed charging stations respectively has already concessions for. That’s why the company wants to bring the responsible authority Rijkswaterstaat to court.
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E.On supplies energy to Uniti car owners
Swedish EV start-up Uniti and energy provider E.On closed an interesting deal: Swedish clients, who buy one of Uniti’s EVs, are getting five years of solar power to charge their vehicles at home. The bill will be paid by Uniti.
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EU funding to initiate pan-European charging network
The European Commission suggests to invest 1bn euros out of the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) fund to support a total of 39 infrastructure projects. Among them: The installation of a pan-European network with 340 charging stations. This network shall spread out across 13 European countries.
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World’s largest solar charging centre opens in Shanghai
Tellus Power has opened a solar charging centre for electric cars in Shanghai and claims it to be the world’s largest. It covers an area of 2,500 sqm and includes 44 charging stations that can charge up to 400 EVs a day.
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Shell joins Ionity charging network
The High-Power-Charging network (HPC) of the German automotive industry has found a powerful new player in Shell. The petrol-chemical corporation joins BMW, Daimler, Ford, and Volkswagen’s Audi and Porsche in their endeavour under the Ionity label.
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A.T.U. and Allego team up for Fast-charging
German workshop chain A.T.U. and infrastructure provider Allego have teamed up and want to install fast-charging stations at 40 garages located close to motorways in Germany.
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IT update for Hubject’s e-roaming platform
The Berlin-based company provides a new IT system to its meanwhile more than 300 partners in the Hubject charging network. The firm’s core business is the expansion of its intercharge network.
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Partners of 12 countries kick off EU project ASSURED
The EU has launched a new project to look into fast-charging solutions for electric vehicle fleets over the next four years. Coordinated by the Free University of Brussels, ASSURED is to develop conductive charging solutions for up to 600 kW and wireless devices for 100 kW.
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Hilton expands its U.S. hotel charging network
In 2015, Hilton Worldwide teamed up with Tesla and General Electric to launch a major EV charging programme. Meanwhile, the hotel group’s network seems to be much bigger than originally expected.
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Nel is going to erect 16 H2 stations for Nikola Motor
Nikola Motor has chosen Norwegian Nel ASA as exclusive supplier of components for 16 hydrogen stations. As reported, the U.S. start-up plans to launch a hydrogen-fuel-cell electric truck by 2020 – the Nikola One.
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IONITY: Automobile Industry expands Charging Grid
In a combined move by the BMW Group, Daimler AG, the Ford Motor Company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi and Porsche, the IONITY Pan-European High Power Charging (HPC) Network will tackle a significant hurdle in electric long distance travel.
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E.ON promises 10,000 charging stations by 2020
The energy provider has solidified plans for a pan-European charging network: By the year 2020 E.ON plans to install 10,000 charging stations all over Europes’ public places, including super markets, train stations and highway stops.
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World Premiere: 800 Volt charge park by Porsche in Berlin
Porsche drivers opting for the Mission E once it hits the road by 2019 will not have to compromise as Porsche is taking their mission rather serious. VW’s sports brand today opened the first public charging site featuring its liquid-cooled 800 Volt technology and we were at the launch.
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CCS chargers in Europe.
More than 600 CCS fast-chargers have already been installed in Europe this year according to CCS Charge Map. That means there are a total of 2,418 CCS chargers on the old continent – 580 of those in the UK and 425 in Germany.
insideevs.com, ccs-map.eu