{"id":5324,"date":"2020-04-22T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=5324"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:34:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:34:13","slug":"autonomous-charging-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/04\/22\/autonomous-charging-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous charging robot in development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Chinese mobility firm AIWAYS\u00a0is developing an\u00a0autonomous charging robot\u00a0named \u2018CARL\u2019 to\u00a0help\u00a0solve challenges around charging an electric vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">EV owners will be able to summon a CARL located nearby via a smartphone app and leave. The robot will then use GPS data to locate the vehicle within the area in which it operates, plug in and start charging it automatically. Once the charging process is complete, CARL will continue to the next user, or return to its base station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Developed with 30kwh and 60kwh capacities, CARL can provide a fast charge to any EV with a recognised charging standard and can charge\u00a0an EV battery to 80% in under 50 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cInstead of drivers trying to find a charger, the charger will find them,\u201d said Alex Klose, Vice President for Overseas Operations at AIWAYS. \u201cWe want to make EV ownership as simple, easy and enjoyable as possible, and CARL provides a blueprint for how EVs can be charged in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AIWAYS\u00a0has been granted seven patents across Europe and China to develop the\u00a0autonomous charging robot.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/greenfleet.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/greenfleet.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/newsletter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3995px) 100vw, 3995px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo.jpg 3995w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo-1024x226.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"3995\" height=\"882\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Join to our NEWSLETTER; you\u2019ll get the latest news, articles, publications, training, conferences, events, congresses, and white papers related to Fleet Management, Mobility and Automotive IN your email fortnightly.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese mobility firm AIWAYS\u00a0is developing an\u00a0autonomous charging robot\u00a0named \u2018CARL\u2019 to\u00a0help\u00a0solve challenges around charging an electric vehicle. EV owners will be able to summon a CARL located nearby via a smartphone app and leave. 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