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WiTricity Plans to Introduce Wireless EV Charging to Japan

By Ross Denyer / July 18, 2023
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WiTricity is one of the biggest names in the world of wireless EV charging, its technology enables a user to charge their vehicle by simply stopping over a charging pad instead of having to plug the vehicle in. WiTricity will begin production of charging equipment in 2023 and plans to enter Japanese market as early […]

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Tesla produced nearly 480,000 vehicles and delivered over 466,000 vehicles in 2Q’23

By Ryan Sanderson / July 18, 2023
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On July 2nd Tesla announced its second-quarter results, revealing that it had produced almost 480,000 vehicles and delivered over 466,000 vehicles throughout the quarter. This was an all-time record with deliveries up 10% from Q1’23 and almost 83% higher than the same quarter in the previous year. Tesla’s deliveries have increased rapidly over the past 3 […]

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IONITY extends supplier base to accelerate network expansion

By Ryan Sanderson / June 28, 2023
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IONITY, one of Europe’s largest EV fast-charging network operators, has announced it will collaborate with Alpitronic, a leading supplier of high-power EV charging stations. The first Alpitronic chargers are planned to be installed at IONITY HPC-stations by the end of 2023. Alpitronic joins Tritium and ABB as suppliers to IONITY’s network which has a target […]

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Tesla Will Open Its Charging Network to G.M.’s Electric Vehicles

By Ryan Sanderson / June 21, 2023
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​Following the recent announcement that Ford will adopt Tesla’s NACS charging connector in North America, General Motors (GM) has also announced this week that it will follow suit, integrating the connector into its electric vehicles starting in 2025. This will open up access to Tesla’s 12,000 superchargers located throughout North America. Despite the agreements between […]

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Ford’s Deal To Use Tesla Charging Connector And Superchargers Could Kill CCS

By Ryan Sanderson / June 7, 2023
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Ford has announced that in North America, starting in Spring 2024, it will get access to Tesla’s supercharger network using an adapter that will be sent to all owners. Following this it will integrate the Tesla connector into its new electric vehicles, allowing them to charge at Tesla charging stations without an adapter. Whilst Tesla’s […]

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Osprey Charging opens ultra-rapid charging hub on A127 near M25 in Essex.

By Ryan Sanderson / May 24, 2023
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Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s largest EV charging networks, announced this week the opening of its latest ultra-rapid charging hub, in Essex UK. The hub contains six high-powered EV chargers capable of power delivery up to 180kW each. The chargers and site also utilise dynamic load balancing which optimise the amount of power available […]

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Tesla Claims Its Battery Degrades By Only 12% After 200k Miles

By Ryan Sanderson / May 10, 2023
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Tesla recently published its 2022 Impact Report in which it included a claim that based on data to date, the batteries of the model S/X are expected to lose an average of 12% in capacity after 200,000 miles of use. Given that, according to the report, the average car in the US gets scrapped after 200,000 miles […]

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JLR TO INVEST £15 BILLION OVER NEXT FIVE YEARS AS ITS MODERN LUXURY ELECTRIC-FIRST FUTURE ACCELERATES

By Ryan Sanderson / April 25, 2023
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Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to invest £15bn ($18bn) over the next 5 years to accelerate its production of electric vehicles, including its first UK-produced battery electric vehicle (BEV). The company announced this week that its first UK-produced BEV would be a Jaguar four-door grand tourer, built in Solihull, UK. Deliveries are not expected […]

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WiTricity Partner with ABT e-Line to Bring Wireless EV Charging to Europe

By Ross Denyer / April 25, 2023
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ABT e-Line is a subsidiary of the ABT group that specialises in electric vehicles, including producing electric versions of VW’s commercial vehicles as well as conversion kits for existing vehicles. ABT e-Line have partnered with WiTricity one of the market leaders in the wireless charging of electric vehicles to introduce wireless EV charging to Europe. […]

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NIO officially opens first EV battery swap station in Denmark

By Ryan Sanderson / April 12, 2023
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NIO recently opened its first battery swap station in Europe, situated in Slagelse, Denmark as the first stage of its expansion into Europe which includes planned installations in Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. Unlike plug-in charging stations, once a NIO car enters a station, the autonomous process raises the vehicle, mechanically unscrews and removes the depleted […]

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