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Who are Ionity?

IONITY is the joint venture between BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche. To compete with Tesla and their Superchanger network Ionity are building a network of reliable and powerful charging stations along major routes across Europe. Ionity claim these stations are comfortable to use and they

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Tesla continues to ramp Supercharger network as competitive advantage

Tesla continues to ramp Supercharger network as competitive advantage and now operates over 10,000 globally. Tesla has reached another significant milestone as their network of fast charging stations now includes more than a thousand sites with over 10,000 Superchargers installed worldwide. Tesla is a little behind schedule but says they are catching up quickly. Tesla

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National Grid plans 350kW Electric Car charging network

Chargers with up to 350kW charging capacity could be installed in 50 motorway locations. The National Grid has pitched a network of 50 electric vehicle charging stations with a capacity of up to 350kW across England and Wales, along with a similar network in Scotland. The Financial Times reports that the company, which runs the UK’s electric grid, has

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UPS to increase use of Electric vans in the Capital

Battery-powered delivery vans weighing over seven tons could prove to be cheaper to own and run than traditional diesel vehicles by the early 2020s, according to delivery giant UPS. The prediction is a major boon for Government’s plan to accelerate the number of electric vehicles on British roads, despite concerns that the most polluting vehicles

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Mad LEAF idea of the week

Electric vehicle advocate Plug In Adventures has created a specially modified Nissan LEAF that will be the first all-electric car to enter the Mongol Rally, driving 10,000 miles from the UK to Mongolia this summer. Dubbed the LEAF AT-EV (All Terrain Electric Vehicle), the vehicle is based on a standard 30kWh Nissan LEAF Acenta, which offers

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Germans come together to build EV Charging network

German brands plus Ford join forces to create a pan European fast charging network A new joint venture formed by some of the biggest names in the car industry has come to a formal agreement over the creation of new ultra-fast, high-power electric car charging infrastructure. The BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford and Volkswagen along with its Audi and Porsche marques have signed a Memorandum of Understanding

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