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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

Green Car Congress

ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. With fleet mileage, ALTe projects ROI on a conversion in less than two years. With fleet mileage, ALTe projects ROI on a conversion in less than two years. Click to enlarge.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

Wallbox

This approach of virtually redesigning the tax structure within the auto industry also stands out amongst other countries, which mainly rely on direct subsidies to incentivize EV purchases over internal combustion engine cars. By 2023, all taxis are set to be emission-free and the wireless system will help support this goal.

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137. BATTERY MANAGEMENT IS DISRUPTING THE VALUE CHAIN IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE CHANGING SUPPLY CHAIN — PART 2

Qnovo

We are in the midst of deep disruption to the auto industry. Fleet operators, such as electric taxis, are asking for bold battery targets, for example, extended warranties reaching 500,000 miles, raising the bar even higher. The entire supply chain feels the pressure to adapt to electrification. Then comes battery safety!

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. Similarly, in China, the sheer size of the auto industry and the country’s ambitious clean-energy goals suggest a potentially huge market for electric cars. The third phase will be released around 2015.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

And 2020 was not good for Electric car fleet companies. Electric Vehicle Industry Highs in 2020 ​Tata Nexon EV ​This electric car launch from Tata Motors has changed the perception of electric cars in the minds of many people who were skeptical about EV's. It's now up-to the auto industry to launch more EV's.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

All we really need in addition to fleets of new paradigm vehicles are additional solar and wind generation sources. In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. Similar processes can be followed again.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

Green Car Congress

These—including, for example, an electric version of the T2, the iconic VW van of the late 1960s and 1970s—were mostly test cars and prototype cars, but also small fleets for special purposes. Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.),

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