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Solar panel and city night

“It is difference of opinion that makes horse races,” said Mark Twain. But what’s the leading opinion on whether photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are really the ecological and economical solution they are cracked up to be? Read more

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Few of the giant car makers have shown urgency in transitioning away from the internal combustion engine. What's more, the automotive market is set to decline once again in 2019 whilst electrifying newcomers made huge gains in front of sleeping... Read more

AUTOMOTIVE & HEAVY VEHICLES

Angela Merkel at VW

The German government and the country's automotive association, VDA, have agreed to double the Umweltprämie ('Environmental Bonus') - cash incentives for electric vehicles - as the country attempts to speed up the move away from the combustion... Read more

LIthium battery

Scientists have designed a lithium-ion battery that is able to charge at an elevated temperature in order to increase reaction rate but keep the cell cool during discharge. The team behind the project are claiming that this demonstrates the... Read more

ABB Chargedot

ABB is to acquire a majority stake of 67% in Shanghai Chargedot New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., also known as simply, Chargedot, a leading Chinese e-mobility solution provider. The transaction is expected to be completed in the coming months and... Read more

New Energy Challenge 2019 winners

NanoSUN and EcoG have been named the winners of the fourth edition of the New Energy Challenge. The two were chosen by an expert jury from a field of more than 200 start-ups and scale-ups from across Europe and Israel who are developing advanced... Read more

EV charging

With environmental damage being a constant topic in the news and the improving technology and infrastructure for electric cars, 2019 is becoming the year in which UK motorists are making the switch to electric cars. In addition to the... Read more

CTEK signs EV charging deal with Vattenfall

CTEK, a global battery management solutions company, has signed a deal with Vattenfall, one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat, to supply Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging equipment and associated services across... Read more

Urban Electric pop up EV charger

The UEone from UK charging start-up Urban Electric Networks is the world's first pop-up charge point and aims to solve the problem of charging for the 50% of urban electric vehicle drivers that park on-street at night... Read more

Electric car

The rise of the electric vehicle, or EV, is inevitable. Over the past decade, many car manufacturers, including BMW, Audi and of course Tesla, have blown the lid off this new technology. As EV battery capacity and motor efficiency continue to... Read more

ES Movitz

Vattenfall and Echandia Marine have developed an emission and noise reducing solution for electric ferries which will also provide superfast charging and lower operational and maintenance costs. Installed on the E/S Movitz, a 98 passenger... Read more

Taxi station in Oslo

Clean-energy company Fortum is in cooperation with the City of Oslo and the American company Momentum Dynamics to build a wireless fast-charging infrastructure for taxis in the Norwegian capital. Read more

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As consumer demand for more environmentally-friendly solutions to transport is getting louder, electric vehicles are finally moving from the fringes of carmaking into the mainstream. But what exactly does this mean for the future of electric cars? Read more

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    CTEK signs EV charging deal with Vattenfall

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