A unit of German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH said it will begin selling an electric-vehicle residential charging station in the United States for a retail price below $450.
The Bosch Power Max, a 16-amp configuration with a 12-foot cable, will offer 2,400-volt charging in half the time, and at half the price, as a Level 2 residential charging station, said Tanvir Arfi, president of Bosch Automotive Service Solutions.
Robert Bosch said it will sell or shut down its money-losing solar energy operations, the latest blow to the industry as Germany reduces green energy subsidies and cheap Chinese imports flood the market.
Robert Bosch GmbH pulled out of its venture with Korea’s Samsung SDI to develop and manufacture lithium ion batteries last year. Bosch Chairman Volkmar Denner is happy to be out of that segment – for now.
Bosch, a global technology supplier, announced at the Washington Auto Show that its clean diesel technology will be featured in four new Audi TDI models now in the U.S. market – the Audi A8, A7, A6 and Q5.
With more and more traffic on the road every year many companies are researching technology to reduce accidents, with the ultimate goal of introducing a driverless car. One such company is Bosch, which commissioned a survey into drivers attitudes towards driverless vehicles.
