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Ford expands Smart Mobility pilot program to deliver improved access to healthcare in The Gambia; motorcycles with sensors

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Ford has equipped 50 motorcycles serving Riders for Health with sensor technology so the medical services group can collect a variety of data, including mapping coordinates, to improve the delivery of medical services and supplies—particularly in remote areas of the West African country. Click to enlarge.

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Blackstone Battery production capacity to increase tenfold

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In addition, there are further LOIs with customers spanning marine applications, e-motorcycles, e-commercial vehicles and e-buses, which in total have a combined value of approximately €184 million. Blackstone Technology can produce batteries that optimally fill the installation spaces of industrial vehicles.

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Singapore Takes Giant Step Forward

CleanTechnica EVs

In a forward thinking move, the Singapore government is proposing that all new buildings with carparks (parking lots) will have to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points in at least 1% of their total car and motorcycle parking lots and sufficient electrical load to support EV charging for 15% of the total parking spaces.

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VW battery factory, Electric-motorcycle road trip, CA charging-station expansion: Today's Car News

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Today, a report claims Volkswagen may build its own battery factory to meet expanded electric-car production goals, Green Car Reports writer Ben Rich takes a road trip on an Energica Eva electric motorcycle, using only DC fast-charging stations, and Southern California Edison begins a pilot program to install electric-car charging stations.

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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

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The former Nissan plant was partially handed over to Spanish electric motorcycle company Silence, along with local engineering groups QEV and EV Motors, which planned to transform the factory into a hub for EVs. Find a reliable and competitively priced solar installer near you on EnergySage , for free.

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W2 Energy reports progress in development of compressed air rotary engine; deployment inCAES system

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A feature of the CAES prototype is the ability to efficiently store energy in the form of compressed air and provide on-demand electric power ranging from a kilowatt to a megawatt over many hours, making it suitable to power households and commercial buildings as well as work in conjunction with power plants during peak-load times.

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Toshiba to Build a Second Li-ion SCiB Production Facility in Japan; Initial Cells and Modules for EVs

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The total investment in construction and installation of manufacturing equipment will be in the region of ¥25 billion (US$276 million), and the new facility will have a floor area be approximately 33,000 m 2. Toshiba positions the SCiB as a new business with promising long term growth potential.

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