22 Dec 2018 | Will Hyundai Give U.S. KONA Buyers An Inferior Battery, Model 3 Orders Open For More European Countries and Electric Daimler Trucks
OVO Installs First Domestic Vehicle-To-Grid Charger In Customer’s Home | Hyundai Kona Electric Thermal Management For Us | Aldi, E.On To Build Ev Charging Stations At 123 Stores | Mazda Needs Greener Cars To Meet Tougher Co2 Limits, Europe Boss Says | Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn Has Been Arrested, Again | Tesla Opens Model 3 Orders In Several More European Markets | Daimler Hands Over First Electric Freightliner Em2 Truck To Penske Truck Leasing | Formula E Considering Increased Attack Mode Power
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OVO INSTALLS FIRST DOMESTIC VEHICLE-TO-GRID CHARGER IN CUSTOMER’S HOME
- Following the unveiling of the world’s first widely available, domestic vehicle-to-grid charger, at the Energy Technology Product Showcase in April, OVO can confirm it has successfully installed the first charger in a customer’s home.
HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR US
- "Back in October, InsideEVs broke the news that Hyundai Kona Electrics destined for the US market would not have active battery heating. This came as a surprise to many, as the Kona Electrics already delivered in Europe had the ability to warm, as well as cool the battery as needed." reports Tom Moloughney for InsideEVs.com: "Now, our friends at Electric Revs have posted an extremely comprehensive article on the Kona’s thermal management system, and guess what, they confirm that US-destined Kona’s will NOT have the active battery warming feature found on Kona’s sent to most other regions throughout the world. They also seemed to confirm that Kona Electrics send to Canada will have the battery warming feature."
ALDI, E.ON TO BUILD EV CHARGING STATIONS AT 123 STORES
- "The Hungarian units of German discount store chain Aldi and German utility company E.ON will install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the parking lots of 123 Aldi supermarkets around the country, while vowing to include charging stations at most stores built in the future."
https://bbj.hu/energy-environment/aldi-eon-to-build-ev-charging-stations-at-123-stores_159373
MAZDA NEEDS GREENER CARS TO MEET TOUGHER CO2 LIMITS, EUROPE BOSS SAYS
- "Mazda Europe plans to offer fuel-efficient full-electric and hybrid models to avoid being fined by the EU, which will make reaching CO2 emissions reduction targets tough starting in 2020. Mazda's answers to the challenge will include a mild hybrid solutions coupled with its Skyactiv-X engine technology. Mazda Europe CEO Jeff Guyton discussed the company’s strategy with Automotive News Europe Correspondent Andrea Malan."
FORMER NISSAN CHAIRMAN CARLOS GHOSN HAS BEEN ARRESTED, AGAIN
- Japanese prosecutors re-arrested Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman "Carlos Ghosn on fresh, more serious allegations of financial misconduct, dealing a blow to the car titan’s efforts to end his month-long stay in jail and seek bail." reports Reuters today: "Prosecutors also raided Ghosn’s residence in Tokyo on Friday in search of evidence, broadcaster TV Asahi reported. The Tokyo prosecutor said the fresh arrest was based on suspicions that around October 2008, Ghosn shifted personal trades to the automaker to make it responsible for 1.85 billion yen ($16.6 million) in appraisal losses, and inflicted damage on Nissan by having it deposit a total of $14.7 million on four occasions between June 2009 and March 2012 into a related bank account."
https://jalopnik.com/former-nissan-chairman-carlos-ghosn-has-been-arrested-1831256620
TESLA OPENS MODEL 3 ORDERS IN SEVERAL MORE EUROPEAN MARKETS
- Electrek reports: "Several Model 3 reservation holders in Europe are reporting that Tesla invited them to configure new orders in Germany, Denmark, Finland and Italy. The Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor all-wheel-drive and the Model 3 Performance version are still the only two options available to order in Europe. In Germany, the vehicles start at €55,400 and €66,100 respectively with VAT."
https://electrek.co/2018/12/21/tesla-model-3-orders-european-markets/
DAIMLER HANDS OVER FIRST ELECTRIC FREIGHTLINER EM2 TRUCK TO PENSKE TRUCK LEASING
- With the hand-over of the first fully electric Freightliner eM2, Daimler Trucks starts day to day-operation testing of heavy-duty and medium-duty e-trucks in the United States. On December 20th, 2018, Daimler’s subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has handed over the first medium-duty Freightliner eM2 to US customer Penske Truck Leasing Corporation in Los Angeles. Penske Truck Leasing is going to operate the electric truck in local distribution traffic in the Northwest Pacific and in California."
FORMULA E CONSIDERING INCREASED ATTACK MODE POWER
- Alejandro Agag says increased power is among the minor changes ABB FIA Formula E is considering making to the attack mode system following the 2018/19 Ad Diriyah season opener." reports Alex Kalinauckas for Motorsport.com: "The first iteration of the attack mode, which the FIA can change for each race, was two four-minute bursts of 225kW, with the activation zone placed in a tight off-line spot at the very beginning of the Ad Diriyah circuit's main straight."
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https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-increased-attack-mode-power/4315115/
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