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BMW, Daimler, Ford, Audi, Porsche & Volkswagen ally to create CCS network

While electric cars are still in their infancy, some car makers have famously gone it alone with regards to charging infrastructure, building a network of rapid chargers for their own kind. Other networks, like Ecotricity’s Electric Highway in the UK have been built with a more flexible and open approach, willing and able to accommodate […]

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BYD E6 Exterior

World’s Largest EV Fast Charger Network to be Created in China

ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has announced a strategic collaboration with Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. (BDNT) to supply direct current (DC) fast chargers over the next six years for DENZA. The joint venture aims to make China the global leader for electric vehicle (EV) fast charging with the world’s

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VW Autonomous driving

AdaptIVe European Automated Driving Research Project Commences

A European research project known as AdaptIVe (Automated Driving Applications & Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles) has begun at the MobileLifeCampus in Wolfsburg, Germany, aiming to advance automated driving technology. It is made up of a consortium of 29 partners, all of whom will lead key roles in solving known issues and enhancing safety and efficiency

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Cars on display on Regent Street to launch the Motor Show

Past, Present and Future Vehicles Make a Scene in Regent Street

Regent Street, London W1 witnessed a preview of the Regent Street Motor Show as an Aston Martin Vanquish, a 1903 Daimler and a Renault ZOE were paraded ahead of the annual event taking place on Saturday 2 November. The Royal Automobile Club’s Motoring Committee Chairman Ben Cussons drove the veteran Daimler dressed to match the

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Tesla Model S

Renault-Nissan & Daimler to Collaborate on Electric Cars

After listening to the Renault-Nissan and Daimler press conference (with Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche respectively) it is clear that the two (or is that three) companies are helping each other in many open and collaborative ways. Most interestingly to us here at AutoVolt Magazine, is when they were asked the question whether there were

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