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Every week, we're sharing a roundup of EV news, on our blog. Whether it’s new models or new places to charge, we want to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of EVs, at ChargePoint and beyond.





Here's a quick summary for those here in the community, and you'll find the full roundup at the links below.

First up, ChargePoint Highlights...

• ChargePoint saw 1 million charging sessions a month in 2017, as covered in Green Car Reports. We also took the new Nissan LEAF for a quick test drive. [more]
• ChargePoint joins the National Resources Defense Council and 40 other organizations in petitioning New York State to accelerate EV promotion. [more]

In Industry News summary...

• A new motor design from Toyota...

news | Punchpowertrain

Punch Powertrain acquires French Apojee
On January 22th, an agreement was reached regarding the strategic acquisition of the French company Apojee by Punch Powertrain. Apojee is an industry expert in the field of Power Electronics with customers in the German and French Automotive industry (both OEMs and Tier 1s), as well as in motorsports (inverters for Formula E and for Formula One). The company is located in Clermont-Ferrand (FR), with additional offices in Nice (FR) and Munich (DE), counting 50 employees in total.

Expanding R&D capacity and capability
With this acquisition Punch Powertrain is rapidly increasing its R&D capacity in the field of Power Electronics with expertise covering the entire chain from product conception to production support. This contributes to achieving the strategic objectives of Punch...