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USA awards $199 million for zero-emission trucking and EV charging projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $199 million to fund 25 projects aimed at putting cleaner cars and trucks on America’s roads. This includes long-haul trucks powered by batteries and fuel cells and improving EV charging infrastructure in projects across the USA. The initiative that was just presented in New York by Vice President […] More…

MG Motor shows off updated ZS EV

MG Motor has now presented the details of the announced facelift of the ZS EV, which will arrive at European dealers at the end of November. Initially, only the larger of the two will be available – the ‘Standard Range’ battery will follow later. As already announced at the beginning of October, the 45 kWh […] More…

With US research, VW aims to wirelessly charge a Porsche Taycan to 80% in 10 minutes


Volkswagen Group of America is launching a joint research project with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to develop high-power wireless charging for electric cars. Using a Porsche Taycan as a test bed, teams from VW, ORNL, and UT Knoxville have upped the power level of… More…