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UQM PowerPhase Pro 100 powering fuel cell taxicabs during London 2012 Summer Olympics

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UQM PowerPhase Pro 100 electric drive systems are powering a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell London taxicabs during the 2012 Olympic Games. The UQM PowerPhase Pro 100 electric motor provides power to the rear wheels of the vehicle. This fleet joins another previously announced UQM-powered vehicle at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Chief of Design at Ford Suddenly Departs

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Prior to Renault, the designer also spent time at General Motors Europe and Audi in Germany. As per his bio page at Ford, he is a native of Hong Kong and a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London. Numerous concept cars and creative design studies also sprung forth under Lo, such as the Lincoln L100.

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GKN Land Systems ramping up production of electric flywheel hybrid technology for buses

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GKN Land Systems is ramping up production of its Gyrodrive electric flywheel hybrid technology for buses following successful trials in London and the start of UK production. Gyrodrive uses a high-speed composite flywheel paired with an innovative GKN EVO electric motor to regenerate the energy normally lost during braking.

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GKN to supply 500 electric flywheel hybrid drive systems to Go-Ahead Group for buses

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When the driver brakes, a traction motor on one of the axles slows the vehicle, generating electricity at the same time. The motor is a three-phase permanent magnet motor. Following successful trials on buses in London, Go-Ahead intends to utilize the technology in cities it serves across the UK, initially in London and Oxford.

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UQM Technologies to display new PowerPhase HD electric drive system at 2012 HTUF

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The PowerPhase HD 220 T system includes the most powerful electric motor UQM has yet manufactured, and an all-new controller designed specifically for the commercial vehicle market. UQM Technologies, Inc. The PowerPhase Pro electric propulsion system that is in volume production will also be part of the UQM display.

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Williams Hybrid Power and Alstom cooperate to develop flywheel energy storage technology for Citadis trams

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The company suggests thinking of its electric flywheel energy storage as an electro-mechanical battery or as an ultra high-speed electric motor/generator having a high inertia, composite rotor.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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In 2020, Total Energy acquired the largest electric vehicle charging company in London and has mastered many local charging pile resources. Under the pressure of policies, car companies represented by Audi and Volvo have also released plans to stop production of fuel vehicles. of the total number of motor vehicles in my country.

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