Fast-charging equipment designed Down Under shall become more widely available in Europe as Tritium opens its new European office in the Dutch capital. It will serve as sales and training center but also includes testing facilities for carmakers.
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The Danish company Nerve Smart Solutions has announced it is ready to reveal a new generation of fast-charging stations for EVs, which will be “significantly faster, without overloading the power grid.”
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The Australian supplier Tritium has been tasked with delivering fast chargers for the US American electric bus manufacturer Proterra. All in all, the purchase order includes 57 units.
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A British-funded consortium will investigate vehicle-to-grid charging with a fleet of 30 electric buses, with their sights set on the London energy system.
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RWE subsidiary Innogy and mobility service provider DKV are about to establish an e-mobility joint venture to offer Europe-wide services for commercial fleet operators. In an initial step, both companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
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PSA is going to cooperate with BMW subsidiary Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) to provide Peugeot and Citroën customers access to currently 6,360 charging stations throughout France, among them 460 fast-charging terminals.
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In Geneva, German energy provider E.On and Nissan have entered into a strategic partnership as both consider to jointly kick-off pilot projects and common commercial offers in fields such as V2G, decentralised energy production and storage as well as the grid integration of Nissan EVs.
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Finnish charging infrastructure operator Fortum Charge & Drive has acquired all shares of PlugSurfing and owns the company now to a 100 percent. The Berlin-based startup had specialised in unifying charging with one solution for multiple suppliers early on as it developed a particularly smart billing solution working across a range of payment systems.
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Swiss charging infrastructure provider Green Motion is approaching DC charging for the first time at its home show in Geneva. The new RangeXT line that ranges from 11 to 22kW power targets individuals as well as small firms.
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This is the new cool as EVTEC announces the premier of its charging cable that can hold currents of 150 kW without liquid cooling. A pilot has been flowing since January 2018 and Swiss GOFast will be the first operator to use the cable.
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Eleven companies, including Toyota, Nissan, and Honda have jointly set up the planned Japan H2 Mobility (JHyM) business. They aim to install infrastructure for filling fuel cell vehicles across all of Japan and will start operating this April.
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EVgo has simplified its price plans with immediate effect, lowering costs for DC charging while also allowing longer charge windows. The declared aim is to match or beat gasoline prices on a per mile basis.
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Asia’s charging standard CHAdeMO is working to up its game as the next protocol is to enable high power charging at 400 kW. For now, the latest protocol 1.2 enables 200 kW but it looks as if they are ready to go head to head with CCS.
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Fastned has installed their first fast charging stations capable of 350 kW charging performance at the Dutch service station “De Watering” on the A8 near Amsterdam.
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Looking to the market launch of its new Mission E next year, Porsche is planning to supply all of its 189 dealerships in the USA with 800-V fast-charging stations. They will be able to fully charge the vehicles for a 400 km range within 20 minutes.
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In Amsterdam, NewMotion has set up public V2G charging stations. The pilot is run together with energy company Alliander, tech company Enervalis and the innovation platform Amsterdam Smart City as part of the City-Zen programme.
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After Enel took over the EV charging equipment provider, eMotorWerks wants to come to Europe. Its first charging station destined for the continent has just been released and HQ been setup in Berlin, with offices in London, and Paris.
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Hubject has entered into a cooperation with SPIE CityNetworks and ‘Syndicat Départemental d’Énergies’ of the district Yonne (SDEY) to integrate their EV charging offerings. SDEY’s and SPIE’s charging stations may now be used by anybody signed up to Hubject’s intercharge.
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By 2022 China plans to construct a 161 km long stretch of highway, which will feature 6 lanes and integrated solutions for autonomous driving. In future, electric vehicles will be able to inductively charge while driving on the highway.
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The London borough of Wandsworth has decided to install 700 charge points. The solution uses existing street furniture as the chargers will be installed in lampposts. For half of them, residents driving an electric car may apply for the chargers to be close to their homes.
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German home battery maker Sonnen introduces its sonnenCharger for electric cars. The EV charger can be ordered now and comes as part of Sonnen’s solar power package that delivers green energy at a flat rate even to those without PV panels.
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Tesla has launched its Workplace Charging scheme. Similar to its Destination Chargers at hotels and shopping malls, this latest initiative offers companies the free installation of a Tesla AC charger. The businesses only have to cover cost of electricity.
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Tesla has further expanded their charging network in China. Now it covers most cities in the Jangtse Delta, the Pearl River Delta, the Region Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the Region Chengdu-Chongqing. Also three of the largest charging parks belonging to Tesla are on Chinese soil.
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Renault and EEM launched the ‘Smart Island’ project, that will give EV batteries a sweet second life on the Madeira archipelago. The French manufacturer is cooperating with utility Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira to convert Porto Santo island into a smart grid. On a small scale first.
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ABB has received an order for 200 DC fast charging stations type Terra 53 from the Filipino company QEV. The delivery will take place over the next three years as a part of the infrastructure development for electric mobility in the Philippines.
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The UK’s network operator National Grid plans to install 50 high power charging stations with 350 kW across the Isles. It figures that it would be enough to position any UK citizen within 50 mile reach of a charge spot.
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GreenParking has set up a network of 200 EV charging points across the United Arab Emirates and Oman and wants to build on it further. On top, the company plans to issue cards for free charging until 2019.
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Donald Trump, when asked to explain the budget for his new 200bn dollar infrastructure plan, has verbally agreed to a proposal, which would hike up the gas taxes in the USA by 25 cents. This move is surprising on various levels.
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According to information from TÜV Süd, Germany had the largest growth in hydrogen fuelling stations in the world last year. A total of 24 public fueling stations were installed in Germany, while the global market managed to construct a total of 64.
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Renovatio and Telekom Croatia say they will install 23 fast-charging stations in Romania throughout this year. The EV stops are part of a wider initiative that entails 69 DC charging stations in Croatia and Romania to be set up with EU funding.
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