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  • March 5, 2025
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EV owners more satisfied in 2025 despite looming policy changes – Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International

EV owner satisfaction has rebounded in 2025 after a decline last year, according to J.D. Power’s latest US Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study. The findings reveal that both premium and mass market battery electric vehicle (BEV) owners are reporting improved experiences despite uncertainty in the EV landscape. BEVs reached a market share of 9.1%…

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  • March 2, 2025
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Kia and Samsung partner to integrate SmartThings Pro into Kia PBVs

Kia has announced a new strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics to introduce next-generation IoT solutions for its solutions developed under its Platform Beyond Vehicles strategy. The Platform Beyond Vehicles strategy will more broadly see Kia expand the role of its purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) beyond transportation into customized business solutions that can be integrated into…

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  • February 27, 2025
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Testimony – Maryland EVSE Regulation Bill SB 913 – Plug-In Sites

Education, Energy and the Environment Committee – February 18, 2025 The following is a transcript of my testimony to the Maryland Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee on SB 913, “Department of Agriculture – Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment – Registration, Regulation, and Oversight.” This legislation would require the Secretary of Agriculture to…

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  • February 24, 2025
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The Driven Podcast: Where are we at with V2G?

Oliver Hill, from Race to 2030, on the new roadmap for turning electric cars into mobile batteries, and who is doing what on V2G. The post The Driven Podcast: Where are we at with V2G? appeared first on The Driven. Source link

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  • February 21, 2025
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Ionetic’s new £5m battery plant aims to speed up EV development – Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International

Battery pack developer Ionetic has announced plans for a £5 million production facility in Brackley, UK, scheduled to open in late 2024. The Arc Fab Pilot facility, which will serve as the company’s global headquarters, is expected to be fully operational by Q3 2025. The 5000-square-foot plant aims to reduce development time and costs…

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  • February 12, 2025
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Regional EV drivers slugged with high tariffs to charge their cars at home

The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has once again carried out its annual consultation on electricity pricing for regional Queensland, without any effort to improve the situation for country people with EVs. As a result, the time-of-use tariffs available to regional Queensland EV drivers are around 300 per cent higher than those faced by their…

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  • February 9, 2025
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VW to transform Wolfsburg plant for production of affordable new EVs – Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International

Volkswagen brand CEO Thomas Schäfer has announced plans to launch an entry-level EV priced at approximately €20,000, with production scheduled to begin in 2027. The announcement came during a works meeting at the company’s Wolfsburg headquarters, where employees were given an early look at the vehicle’s design. “With the results of the negotiations in…

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  • February 6, 2025
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Ionna begins rollout of public charging network in the U.S.

IONNA, the joint venture founded by BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Toyota has announced its full-scale, national release. To mark the launch, representatives from each automaker met at the JV’s first charging station (referred to as a Rechargery) in Apex, NC and its new HQ and Customer Experience Lab in Durham,…

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